How Bill Laxton's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Bill Laxton posted a career ERA of 4.73, above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1974, posting 4.03, above the relief pitcher average of 3.61 that year. The highest point came in 1970 at 13.5, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.85 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.03 in 1974 to 4.09 in 1976 and 4.96 in 1977. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 4.03 to 13.5 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Bill Laxton Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Bill Laxton
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| Career | 4.73 | 4.78 | 5.4 |
| Season Avg. | 4.73 | 4.78 | 5.4 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.73 | 4.78 | 5.4 |
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Bill Laxton ERA Per Season
Bill Laxton's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bill Laxton ERA by Team
Bill Laxton's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill Laxton ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Bill Laxton'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.
Bill Laxton ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bill Laxton'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.
Bill Laxton ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bill Laxton'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.
