How Michael Petersen's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Michael Petersen has totaled 21 career Earned Runs, well below the relief pitcher average of 126.9 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. Across 2 seasons, the Earned Runs arc has shown a promising start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the Earned Runs arc has been above league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average has remained well above league norms across 2 seasons.

Michael Petersen Lifetime Earned Runs

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Michael Petersen Earned Runs Per Season

Michael Petersen'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, RP, Europe, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Michael Petersen Earned Runs per season line chart

Michael Petersen Earned Runs by Team

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

Michael Petersen Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Michael Petersen'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.
Michael Petersen Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Michael Petersen Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Michael Petersen'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.
Michael Petersen Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Michael Petersen Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Michael Petersen'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.
Michael Petersen Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table