How Edwin Jackson's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Edwin Jackson posted a career ERA of 4.78, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 2003, posting 2.45, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.47 that year. The highest point came in 2019 at 9.58, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.48 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.21 in 2017 to 3.33 in 2018 and 9.58 in 2019. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.45 to 9.58 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Edwin Jackson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Edwin Jackson ERA Per Season

Edwin Jackson'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, Europe, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Edwin Jackson ERA per season line chart

Edwin Jackson ERA by Team

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

Edwin Jackson ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Edwin 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.
Edwin Jackson ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Edwin Jackson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Edwin 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.
Edwin Jackson ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Edwin Jackson ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Edwin 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.
Edwin Jackson ERA season-by-season breakdown table