How Urbano Lugo's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Urbano Lugo posted a career ERA of 5.31, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 1985, posting 3.69, near the starting pitcher average of 3.88 that year. The highest point came in 1987 at 9.32, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.35 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 9.0 in 1988 to 6.75 in 1989 and 7.03 in 1990. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.69 to 9.32 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Urbano Lugo ERA Per Season

Urbano Lugo'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, South America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Urbano Lugo ERA per season line chart

Urbano Lugo ERA by Team

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

A waterfall chart tracking how Urbano Lugo'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.
Urbano Lugo ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Urbano Lugo ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Urbano Lugo'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.
Urbano Lugo ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Urbano Lugo ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Urbano Lugo'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.
Urbano Lugo ERA season-by-season breakdown table