How Mike Pelfrey's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Mike Pelfrey totaled 767 career Earned Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 332.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 2012, posting 5, well below the starting pitcher average of 49.8 that year. The highest point came in 2009 at 103, well above the starting pitcher average of 51.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 78 in 2015 to 67 in 2016 and 79 in 2017, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 5 to 103 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mike Pelfrey Lifetime Earned Runs

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162 Game Avg.451.83
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Mike Pelfrey Earned Runs Per Season

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

Mike Pelfrey Earned Runs by Team

Mike Pelfrey's career Earned Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mike Pelfrey career Earned Runs by team bar chart

Mike Pelfrey Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Mike Pelfrey's career Earned Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Mike Pelfrey Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Pelfrey Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Pelfrey's seasonal Earned Runs 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.
Mike Pelfrey Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Pelfrey Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Pelfrey's MLB career with Earned Runs 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.
Mike Pelfrey Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table