How Tommy McCarthy's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Tommy McCarthy posted a career ERA of 4.99, well above the league average of 3.83 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 1886, posting .000, well below the league average of 3.7 that year. The highest point came in 1891 at 9.0, well above the league average of 3.38 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 7.2 in 1889 to 9.0 in 1891 and 4.5 in 1894. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from .000 to 9.0 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Tommy McCarthy Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Tommy McCarthy
| Tommy McCarthy
ERA | Tommy McCarthy
Component ERA | Tommy McCarthy
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.99 | 4.5 | 4.07 |
| Season Avg. | 4.99 | 4.5 | 4.07 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.99 | 4.5 | 4.07 |
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Tommy McCarthy ERA Per Season
Tommy McCarthy's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Tommy McCarthy ERA by Team
Tommy McCarthy's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tommy McCarthy ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Tommy McCarthy'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.
Tommy McCarthy ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Tommy McCarthy'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.
Tommy McCarthy ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Tommy McCarthy'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.
