How Ed Killian's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Ed Killian posted a career ERA of 2.38, 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 1909, posting 1.71, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.49 that year. The highest point came in 1906 at 3.43, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.63 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.99 in 1908 to 1.71 in 1909 and 3.04 in 1910. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 8 seasons.
Ed Killian Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Ed Killian
| Ed Killian ERA | Ed Killian Component ERA | Ed Killian Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 2.38 | 2.87 | 3.46 |
| Season Avg. | 2.38 | 2.87 | 3.46 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2.38 | 2.87 | 3.46 |
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Ed Killian ERA Per Season
Ed Killian'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.
Ed Killian ERA by Team
Ed Killian's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ed Killian ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Ed Killian'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.
Ed Killian ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ed Killian'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.
Ed Killian ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ed Killian'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.