How Lou Kretlow's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Lou Kretlow posted a career ERA of 4.87, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 1952, posting 2.96, below the starting pitcher average of 3.62 that year. The highest point came in 1955 at 8.22, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.98 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.37 in 1954 to 8.22 in 1955 and 5.31 in 1956. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.96 to 8.22 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Lou Kretlow Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Lou Kretlow
| Lou Kretlow
ERA | Lou Kretlow
Component ERA | Lou Kretlow
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.87 | 4.98 | 4.91 |
| Season Avg. | 4.87 | 4.98 | 4.91 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.87 | 4.98 | 4.91 |
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Lou Kretlow ERA Per Season
Lou Kretlow'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.
Lou Kretlow ERA by Team
Lou Kretlow's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lou Kretlow ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Lou Kretlow'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.
Lou Kretlow ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Lou Kretlow'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.
Lou Kretlow ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Lou Kretlow'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.
