How Ed Poole's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Ed Poole posted a career ERA of 3.04, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest ERA season came in 1900, posting 1.29, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.48 that year. The highest point came in 1901 at 3.6, above the starting pitcher average of 3.16 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.1 in 1902 to 3.28 in 1903 and 3.39 in 1904. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.29 to 3.6 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ed Poole Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Ed Poole ERA Per Season

Ed Poole'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.
Ed Poole ERA per season line chart

Ed Poole ERA by Team

Ed Poole's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Ed Poole ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ed Poole'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.
Ed Poole ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Ed Poole ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ed Poole'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.
Ed Poole ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ed Poole ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ed Poole'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.
Ed Poole ERA season-by-season breakdown table