How Jay Howell's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Jay Howell posted a career ERA of 3.34, below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 1992, posting 1.54, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.63 that year. The highest point came in 1980 at 13.5, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.58 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.18 in 1991 to 1.54 in 1992 and 2.31 in 1993. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.54 to 13.5 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Jay Howell Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Jay Howell
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| Career | 3.34 | 3.24 | 3.4 |
| Season Avg. | 3.34 | 3.24 | 3.4 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.34 | 3.24 | 3.4 |
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Jay Howell ERA Per Season
Jay Howell's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jay Howell ERA by Team
Jay Howell's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jay Howell ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Jay Howell's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Jay Howell ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jay Howell's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Jay Howell ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jay Howell's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
