How Ray Prim's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Ray Prim posted a career ERA of 3.56, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1945, posting 2.4, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.58 that year. The highest point came in 1934 at 6.75, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.19 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.55 in 1943 to 2.4 in 1945 and 5.79 in 1946. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.4 to 6.75 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Ray Prim Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Ray Prim ERA Per Season

Ray Prim'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.
Ray Prim ERA per season line chart

Ray Prim ERA by Team

Ray Prim's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ray Prim career ERA by team bar chart

Ray Prim ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ray Prim'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.
Ray Prim ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Ray Prim ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ray Prim'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.
Ray Prim ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ray Prim ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ray Prim'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.
Ray Prim ERA season-by-season breakdown table