How Mike Mason's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Mike Mason posted a career ERA of 4.53, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1984, posting 3.61, near the starting pitcher average of 3.89 that year. The highest point came in 1988 at 10.8, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.73 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.33 in 1986 to 5.64 in 1987 and 10.8 in 1988. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.61 to 10.8 — though the career average fell below league norms.

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Mike Mason ERA Per Season

Mike Mason'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.
Mike Mason ERA per season line chart

Mike Mason ERA by Team

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

A waterfall chart tracking how Mike Mason'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.
Mike Mason ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Mason ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Mason'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.
Mike Mason ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Mason ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Mason'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.
Mike Mason ERA season-by-season breakdown table