How Lou Kretlow's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Lou Kretlow totaled 425 career Earned Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 332.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 1946, posting 3, well below the starting pitcher average of 31.6 that year. The highest point came in 1954 at 81, well above the starting pitcher average of 54.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 81 in 1954 to 35 in 1955 and 70 in 1956, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 3 to 81 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Lou Kretlow Lifetime Earned Runs

Stats similar to Earned Runs for Lou Kretlow
Lou Kretlow
Earned Runs
Career425
Season Avg.42.5
162 Game Avg.345.98
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Lou Kretlow Earned Runs Per Season

Lou Kretlow's Earned Runs 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.
Lou Kretlow Earned Runs per season line chart

Lou Kretlow Earned Runs by Team

Lou Kretlow's career Earned Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lou Kretlow career Earned Runs by team bar chart

Lou Kretlow Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Lou Kretlow's career Earned Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Lou Kretlow Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Lou Kretlow Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Lou Kretlow's seasonal Earned Runs 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.
Lou Kretlow Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Lou Kretlow Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Lou Kretlow's MLB career with Earned Runs 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.
Lou Kretlow Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table