How Ken McBride's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Ken McBride posted a career ERA of 3.79, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1959, posting 3.18, below the starting pitcher average of 3.88 that year. The highest point came in 1965 at 6.14, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.52 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.26 in 1963 to 5.26 in 1964 and 6.14 in 1965. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.18 to 6.14 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Ken McBride Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Ken McBride
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ERA | Ken McBride
Component ERA | Ken McBride
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.79 | 3.83 | 4.49 |
| Season Avg. | 3.79 | 3.83 | 4.49 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.79 | 3.83 | 4.49 |
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Ken McBride ERA Per Season
Ken McBride'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.
Ken McBride ERA by Team
Ken McBride's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ken McBride ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Ken McBride'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.
Ken McBride ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ken McBride'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.
Ken McBride ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ken McBride'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.
