How Dan Quisenberry's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Dan Quisenberry posted a career ERA of 2.76, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest ERA season came in 1981, posting 1.73, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.53 that year. The highest point came in 1990 at 13.5, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.69 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.12 in 1988 to 2.64 in 1989 and 13.5 in 1990. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.73 to 13.5 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Dan Quisenberry Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Dan Quisenberry ERA Per Season

Dan Quisenberry's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dan Quisenberry ERA per season line chart

Dan Quisenberry ERA by Team

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

A waterfall chart tracking how Dan Quisenberry'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 Quisenberry ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Dan Quisenberry ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dan Quisenberry'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 Quisenberry ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dan Quisenberry ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dan Quisenberry'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.
Dan Quisenberry ERA season-by-season breakdown table