How Daniel McCutchen's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Daniel McCutchen posted a career ERA of 4.81, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 2011, posting 3.72, near the relief pitcher average of 3.75 that year. The highest point came in 2014 at 7.71, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.61 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.72 in 2011 to 7.71 in 2014. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.72 to 7.71 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Daniel McCutchen ERA Per Season

Daniel McCutchen's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Daniel McCutchen ERA per season line chart

Daniel McCutchen ERA by Team

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

A waterfall chart tracking how Daniel McCutchen'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.
Daniel McCutchen ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Daniel McCutchen ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Daniel McCutchen'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.
Daniel McCutchen ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Daniel McCutchen ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Daniel McCutchen'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.
Daniel McCutchen ERA season-by-season breakdown table