How Satchel Paige's Component ERA Compares to Similar Players
Satchel Paige posted a career Component ERA of 2.38, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.83 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Component ERA season came in 1965, posting -0.22, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.43 that year. The highest point came in 1951 at 4.82, above the starting pitcher average of 4.03 that year. The Component ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.9 in 1952 to 3.77 in 1953 and -0.22 in 1965. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Component ERA profile — ranging from -0.22 to 4.82 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Satchel Paige Lifetime Component ERA
Stats similar to Component ERA for Satchel Paige
| Satchel Paige
Component ERA |
|---|
| Career | 2.38 |
| Season Avg. | 2.38 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2.38 |
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Satchel Paige Component ERA Per Season
Satchel Paige's Component 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.
Satchel Paige Component ERA by Team
Satchel Paige's career Component ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Satchel Paige Component ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Satchel Paige's career Component 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.
Satchel Paige Component ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Satchel Paige's seasonal Component 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.
Satchel Paige Component ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Satchel Paige's MLB career with Component 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.
