How Webster McDonald's Component ERA Compares to Similar Players

Webster McDonald posted a career Component ERA of 3.64, near the starting pitcher average of 3.83 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Component ERA season came in 1928, posting .580. The highest point came in 1936 at 4.9. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.2 in 1938 to 4.08 in 1939 and 4.83 in 1940. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Component ERA profile — ranging from .580 to 4.9 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Webster McDonald Lifetime Component ERA

Stats similar to Component ERA for Webster McDonald
Webster McDonald
Component ERA
Career3.64
Season Avg.3.64
162 Game Avg.3.64
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Webster McDonald Component ERA Per Season

Webster McDonald's Component 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 Component ERA per season line chart

Webster McDonald Component ERA by Team

Webster McDonald's career Component ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Webster McDonald career Component ERA by team bar chart

Webster McDonald Component ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Webster McDonald's career Component 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 Component ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Webster McDonald Component ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Webster McDonald's seasonal Component 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 Component ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Webster McDonald Component ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Webster McDonald's MLB career with Component 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.
Webster McDonald Component ERA season-by-season breakdown table