How Dave Jolly's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Dave Jolly posted a career ERA of 3.77, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1954, posting 2.43, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.98 that year. The highest point came in 1955 at 5.71, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.94 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.71 in 1955 to 3.74 in 1956 and 5.02 in 1957. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.43 to 5.71 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Dave Jolly Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Dave Jolly
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ERA | Dave Jolly
Component ERA | Dave Jolly
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.77 | 4.41 | 5.25 |
| Season Avg. | 3.77 | 4.41 | 5.25 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.77 | 4.41 | 5.25 |
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Dave Jolly ERA Per Season
Dave Jolly'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.
Dave Jolly ERA by Team
Dave Jolly's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dave Jolly ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Dave Jolly'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.
Dave Jolly ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dave Jolly'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.
Dave Jolly ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dave Jolly'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.
