How Ad Lankford's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Ad Lankford posted a career ERA of 4.53, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1918, posting 1.33. The highest point came in 1916 at 7.78. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 7.78 in 1916 to 3.12 in 1917 and 1.33 in 1918. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.33 to 7.78 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Ad Lankford Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Ad Lankford
| Ad Lankford
ERA | Ad Lankford
Component ERA | Ad Lankford
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.53 | 4.88 | 3.63 |
| Season Avg. | 4.53 | 4.88 | 3.63 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.53 | 4.88 | 3.63 |
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Ad Lankford ERA Per Season
Ad Lankford's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Eastern Colored League (Independent), Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ad Lankford ERA by Team
Ad Lankford's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ad Lankford ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Ad Lankford'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.
Ad Lankford ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ad Lankford'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.
Ad Lankford ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ad Lankford'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.
