How Robbie Ray's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Robbie Ray has posted a career ERA of 3.94, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracks closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 2021, posting 2.84, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.25 that year. The highest point came in 2014 at 8.16, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.78 that year. The ERA has trended upward over recent seasons. The figure has moved from 8.1 in 2023 to 4.7 in 2024 and 3.65 in 2025. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.84 to 8.16 — though the career average has tracked near league norms.

Robbie Ray Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Robbie Ray ERA Per Season

Robbie Ray'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.
Robbie Ray ERA per season line chart

Robbie Ray ERA by Team

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

Robbie Ray ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Robbie 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.
Robbie Ray ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Robbie Ray ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Robbie 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.
Robbie Ray ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Robbie Ray ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Robbie 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.
Robbie Ray ERA season-by-season breakdown table