How Jesse Petty's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Jesse Petty posted a career ERA of 3.68, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1921, posting 2.0, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.94 that year. The highest point came in 1930 at 5.69, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.72 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.04 in 1928 to 3.71 in 1929 and 5.69 in 1930. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.0 to 5.69 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Jesse Petty Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Jesse Petty
| Jesse Petty
ERA | Jesse Petty
Component ERA | Jesse Petty
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.68 | 3.58 | 3.93 |
| Season Avg. | 3.68 | 3.58 | 3.93 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.68 | 3.58 | 3.93 |
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Jesse Petty ERA Per Season
Jesse Petty's ERA 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.
Jesse Petty ERA by Team
Jesse Petty's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jesse Petty ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Jesse Petty'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.
Jesse Petty ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jesse Petty'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.
Jesse Petty ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jesse Petty'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.
