How Andy McGaffigan's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Andy McGaffigan posted a career ERA of 3.38, below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 1982, posting .000, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.58 that year. The highest point came in 1989 at 4.68, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.52 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.68 in 1989 to 3.89 in 1990 and 4.5 in 1991. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from .000 to 4.68 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Andy McGaffigan Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Andy McGaffigan
| Andy McGaffigan
ERA | Andy McGaffigan
Component ERA | Andy McGaffigan
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.38 | 3.28 | 3.51 |
| Season Avg. | 3.38 | 3.28 | 3.51 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.38 | 3.28 | 3.51 |
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Andy McGaffigan ERA Per Season
Andy McGaffigan'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.
Andy McGaffigan ERA by Team
Andy McGaffigan's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Andy McGaffigan ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Andy McGaffigan'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.
Andy McGaffigan ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Andy McGaffigan'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.
Andy McGaffigan ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Andy McGaffigan'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.
