How Bruce Hurst's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Bruce Hurst posted a career ERA of 3.92, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1989, posting 2.69, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.76 that year. The highest point came in 1980 at 9.1, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.91 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.29 in 1991 to 3.85 in 1992 and 7.62 in 1993. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.69 to 9.1 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

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Bruce Hurst ERA Per Season

Bruce Hurst's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bruce Hurst ERA per season line chart

Bruce Hurst ERA by Team

Bruce Hurst's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Bruce Hurst ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Bruce Hurst'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.
Bruce Hurst ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Bruce Hurst ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bruce Hurst'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.
Bruce Hurst ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bruce Hurst ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bruce Hurst'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.
Bruce Hurst ERA season-by-season breakdown table