How Bill Ricks's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Bill Ricks posted a career ERA of 3.23, below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 1948, posting 1.73. The highest point came in 1947 at 10.64. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.73 in 1946 to 10.64 in 1947 and 1.73 in 1948. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.73 to 10.64 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Bill Ricks Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Bill Ricks
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| Career | 3.23 | 3.3 | 3.38 |
| Season Avg. | 3.23 | 3.3 | 3.38 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.23 | 3.3 | 3.38 |
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Bill Ricks ERA Per Season
Bill Ricks's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro National League II, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bill Ricks ERA by Team
Bill Ricks's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill Ricks ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Bill Ricks'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.
Bill Ricks ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bill Ricks'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.
Bill Ricks ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bill Ricks'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.
