How Michael Lorenzen's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Michael Lorenzen has posted a career ERA of 4.08, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracks closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 2016, posting 2.88, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.29 that year. The highest point came in 2021 at 5.59, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.25 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The figure has moved from 4.18 in 2023 to 3.31 in 2024 and 4.64 in 2025. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average has tracked near league norms across 10 seasons.

Michael Lorenzen Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.4.083.974.26
162 Game Avg.4.083.974.26
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Michael Lorenzen ERA Per Season

Michael Lorenzen'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.
Michael Lorenzen ERA per season line chart

Michael Lorenzen ERA by Team

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

A waterfall chart tracking how Michael Lorenzen'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.
Michael Lorenzen ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Michael Lorenzen ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Michael Lorenzen'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.
Michael Lorenzen ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Michael Lorenzen ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Michael Lorenzen'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.
Michael Lorenzen ERA season-by-season breakdown table