How Bob Macdonald's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Bob Macdonald posted a career ERA of 4.34, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1990, posting .000, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.69 that year. The highest point came in 1993 at 5.35, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.15 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.35 in 1993 to 4.86 in 1995 and 4.26 in 1996. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from .000 to 5.35 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Bob Macdonald Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Bob Macdonald
| Bob Macdonald
ERA | Bob Macdonald
Component ERA | Bob Macdonald
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.34 | 4.37 | 4.64 |
| Season Avg. | 4.34 | 4.37 | 4.64 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.34 | 4.37 | 4.64 |
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Bob Macdonald ERA Per Season
Bob Macdonald'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.
Bob Macdonald ERA by Team
Bob Macdonald's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob Macdonald ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Bob Macdonald'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.
Bob Macdonald ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob Macdonald'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.
Bob Macdonald ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob Macdonald'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.
