How Chuck Rainey's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Chuck Rainey posted a career ERA of 4.5, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1981, posting 2.7, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.59 that year. The highest point came in 1982 at 5.02, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.96 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.02 in 1982 to 4.48 in 1983 and 4.92 in 1984. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 6 seasons.
Chuck Rainey Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Chuck Rainey
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| Career | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.47 |
| Season Avg. | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.47 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.47 |
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Chuck Rainey ERA Per Season
Chuck Rainey'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.
Chuck Rainey ERA by Team
Chuck Rainey's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chuck Rainey ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Chuck Rainey'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.
Chuck Rainey ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Chuck Rainey'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.
Chuck Rainey ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Chuck Rainey'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.
