How Walt Masterson's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Walt Masterson posted a career ERA of 4.15, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1945, posting 1.08, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.58 that year. The highest point came in 1946 at 6.01, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.52 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.13 in 1952 to 3.63 in 1953 and 4.17 in 1956. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.08 to 6.01 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Walt Masterson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Walt Masterson
| Walt Masterson
ERA | Walt Masterson
Component ERA | Walt Masterson
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.15 | 4.29 | 4.47 |
| Season Avg. | 4.15 | 4.29 | 4.47 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.15 | 4.29 | 4.47 |
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Walt Masterson ERA Per Season
Walt Masterson'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.
Walt Masterson ERA by Team
Walt Masterson's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Walt Masterson ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Walt Masterson'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.
Walt Masterson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Walt Masterson'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.
Walt Masterson ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Walt Masterson'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.
