How Addie Joss's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Addie Joss posted a career ERA of 1.89, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest ERA season came in 1908, posting 1.16, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.35 that year. The highest point came in 1902 at 2.77, near the starting pitcher average of 2.87 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.16 in 1908 to 1.71 in 1909 and 2.26 in 1910. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 9 seasons.

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Addie Joss ERA Per Season

Addie Joss'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.
Addie Joss ERA per season line chart

Addie Joss ERA by Team

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

A waterfall chart tracking how Addie Joss'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.
Addie Joss ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Addie Joss ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Addie Joss'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.
Addie Joss ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Addie Joss ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Addie Joss'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.
Addie Joss ERA season-by-season breakdown table