How Webster McDonald's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Webster McDonald posted a career ERA of 3.8, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1928, posting .600. The highest point came in 1940 at 9.0, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.34 in 1938 to 5.65 in 1939 and 9.0 in 1940. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from .600 to 9.0 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Webster McDonald Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Webster McDonald
| Webster McDonald
ERA | Webster McDonald
Component ERA | Webster McDonald
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.8 | 3.64 | 3.56 |
| Season Avg. | 3.8 | 3.64 | 3.56 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.8 | 3.64 | 3.56 |
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Webster McDonald ERA Per Season
Webster McDonald's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro National League II, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Webster McDonald ERA by Team
Webster McDonald's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Webster McDonald ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Webster McDonald'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.
Webster McDonald ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Webster McDonald'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.
Webster McDonald ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Webster McDonald'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.
