How Dan McFarlan's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Dan McFarlan posted a career ERA of 5.02, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 2 seasons, the ERA arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the ERA arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 2 seasons.
Dan McFarlan Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Dan McFarlan
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ERA | Dan McFarlan
Component ERA | Dan McFarlan
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| Career | 5.02 | 5.52 | 4.22 |
| Season Avg. | 5.02 | 5.52 | 4.22 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.02 | 5.52 | 4.22 |
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Dan McFarlan ERA Per Season
Dan McFarlan'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.
Dan McFarlan ERA by Team
Dan McFarlan's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dan McFarlan ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Dan McFarlan'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.
Dan McFarlan ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dan McFarlan'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.
Dan McFarlan ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dan McFarlan'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.
