How Kerry Ligtenberg's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Kerry Ligtenberg posted a career ERA of 3.82, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1998, posting 2.71, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.26 that year. The highest point came in 2005 at 13.97, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.11 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.34 in 2003 to 6.38 in 2004 and 13.97 in 2005. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.71 to 13.97 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Kerry Ligtenberg Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Kerry Ligtenberg ERA Per Season

Kerry Ligtenberg'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.
Kerry Ligtenberg ERA per season line chart

Kerry Ligtenberg ERA by Team

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

Kerry Ligtenberg ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Kerry Ligtenberg'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.
Kerry Ligtenberg ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Kerry Ligtenberg ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Kerry Ligtenberg'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.
Kerry Ligtenberg ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Kerry Ligtenberg ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Kerry Ligtenberg'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.
Kerry Ligtenberg ERA season-by-season breakdown table