How Corey Kluber's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Corey Kluber posted a career ERA of 3.44, below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 2017, posting 2.25, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.46 that year. The highest point came in 2011 at 8.31, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.83 in 2021 to 4.34 in 2022 and 7.04 in 2023. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.25 to 8.31 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Corey Kluber Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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162 Game Avg.3.443.13.09
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Corey Kluber ERA Per Season

Corey Kluber'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.
Corey Kluber ERA per season line chart

Corey Kluber ERA by Team

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

Corey Kluber ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Corey Kluber'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.
Corey Kluber ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Corey Kluber ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Corey Kluber'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.
Corey Kluber ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Corey Kluber ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Corey Kluber'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.
Corey Kluber ERA season-by-season breakdown table