How Aurelio Lopez's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Aurelio Lopez posted a career ERA of 3.56, below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 1979, posting 2.41, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.86 that year. The highest point came in 1974 at 5.63, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.61 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.8 in 1985 to 3.46 in 1986 and 4.5 in 1987. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.41 to 5.63 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Aurelio Lopez Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Aurelio Lopez ERA Per Season

Aurelio Lopez's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Aurelio Lopez ERA per season line chart

Aurelio Lopez ERA by Team

Aurelio Lopez's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Aurelio Lopez ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Aurelio Lopez'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.
Aurelio Lopez ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Aurelio Lopez ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Aurelio Lopez'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.
Aurelio Lopez ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Aurelio Lopez ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Aurelio Lopez'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.
Aurelio Lopez ERA season-by-season breakdown table