How Chris Ray's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Chris Ray posted a career ERA of 4.1, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 2005, posting 2.66, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.11 that year. The highest point came in 2009 at 7.27, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.18 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 7.27 in 2009 to 3.72 in 2010 and 4.68 in 2011. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.66 to 7.27 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Chris Ray Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Chris Ray
| Chris Ray
ERA | Chris Ray
Component ERA | Chris Ray
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.1 | 3.92 | 4.35 |
| Season Avg. | 4.1 | 3.92 | 4.35 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.1 | 3.92 | 4.35 |
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Chris Ray ERA Per Season
Chris Ray'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.
Chris Ray ERA by Team
Chris Ray's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Ray ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Chris Ray'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.
Chris Ray ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Chris Ray'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.
Chris Ray ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Chris Ray'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.
