How Big Train Jackson's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Big Train Jackson posted a career ERA of 6.3, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 3 seasons, the ERA arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 3 seasons of data, the ERA arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 5.27 to 9.64 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Big Train Jackson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Big Train Jackson ERA Per Season

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

Big Train Jackson ERA by Team

Big Train Jackson's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Big Train Jackson career ERA by team bar chart

Big Train Jackson ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Big Train Jackson'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.
Big Train Jackson ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Big Train Jackson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Big Train Jackson'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.
Big Train Jackson ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Big Train Jackson ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Big Train Jackson'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.
Big Train Jackson ERA season-by-season breakdown table