How Gene Richardson's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Gene Richardson posted a career ERA of 2.64, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. Across 2 seasons, the ERA arc showed a promising start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the ERA arc was above league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.33 to 3.43 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Gene Richardson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Career2.643.122.68
Season Avg.2.643.122.68
162 Game Avg.2.643.122.68
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Gene Richardson ERA Per Season

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

Gene Richardson ERA by Team

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

Gene Richardson ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Gene Richardson'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.
Gene Richardson ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Gene Richardson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Gene Richardson'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.
Gene Richardson ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Gene Richardson ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Gene Richardson'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.
Gene Richardson ERA season-by-season breakdown table