How Joe Nelson's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Joe Nelson posted a career ERA of 4.38, above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 2008, posting 2.0, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.07 that year. The highest point came in 2001 at 36.0, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.19 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.0 in 2008 to 4.02 in 2009 and 9.72 in 2010. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.0 to 36.0 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Joe Nelson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Joe Nelson
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ERA | Joe Nelson
Component ERA | Joe Nelson
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.38 | 4.29 | 4.48 |
| Season Avg. | 4.38 | 4.29 | 4.48 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.38 | 4.29 | 4.48 |
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Joe Nelson ERA Per Season
Joe Nelson'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.
Joe Nelson ERA by Team
Joe Nelson's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Nelson ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Joe Nelson'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.
Joe Nelson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Joe Nelson'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.
Joe Nelson ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Joe Nelson'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.
