How Randy Niemann's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Randy Niemann posted a career ERA of 4.64, above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1985, posting .000, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.9 that year. The highest point came in 1983 at 9.22, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.68 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .000 in 1985 to 3.79 in 1986 and 8.44 in 1987. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from .000 to 9.22 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Randy Niemann Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Randy Niemann
| Randy Niemann
ERA | Randy Niemann
Component ERA | Randy Niemann
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.64 | 4.23 | 3.82 |
| Season Avg. | 4.64 | 4.23 | 3.82 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.64 | 4.23 | 3.82 |
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Randy Niemann ERA Per Season
Randy Niemann's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Randy Niemann ERA by Team
Randy Niemann's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Randy Niemann ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Randy Niemann'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.
Randy Niemann ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Randy Niemann'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.
Randy Niemann ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Randy Niemann'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.
