How Garrett Olson's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Garrett Olson posted a career ERA of 6.26, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 2011, posting 2.08, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.0 that year. The highest point came in 2012 at 108.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.11 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.54 in 2010 to 2.08 in 2011 and 108.0 in 2012. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.08 to 108.0 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Garrett Olson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Garrett Olson ERA Per Season

Garrett Olson's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Garrett Olson ERA per season line chart

Garrett Olson ERA by Team

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

Garrett Olson ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Garrett Olson'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.
Garrett Olson ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Garrett Olson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Garrett Olson'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.
Garrett Olson ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Garrett Olson ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Garrett Olson'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.
Garrett Olson ERA season-by-season breakdown table