How Dan Petry's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Dan Petry posted a career ERA of 3.95, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1981, posting 3.0, below the starting pitcher average of 3.59 that year. The highest point came in 1987 at 5.61, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.35 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.47 in 1989 to 4.45 in 1990 and 4.97 in 1991. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 13 seasons.
Dan Petry Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Dan Petry
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ERA | Dan Petry
Component ERA | Dan Petry
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.95 | 3.96 | 4.64 |
| Season Avg. | 3.95 | 3.96 | 4.64 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.95 | 3.96 | 4.64 |
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Dan Petry ERA Per Season
Dan Petry'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.
Dan Petry ERA by Team
Dan Petry's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dan Petry ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Dan Petry'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.
Dan Petry ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dan Petry'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.
Dan Petry ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dan Petry'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.
