How Todd Ritchie's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Todd Ritchie posted a career ERA of 4.71, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 1999, posting 3.49, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.77 that year. The highest point came in 2004 at 9.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.54 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 6.06 in 2002 to 5.08 in 2003 and 9.0 in 2004. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.49 to 9.0 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Todd Ritchie Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Todd Ritchie
| Todd Ritchie
ERA | Todd Ritchie
Component ERA | Todd Ritchie
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.71 | 4.64 | 4.42 |
| Season Avg. | 4.71 | 4.64 | 4.42 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.71 | 4.64 | 4.42 |
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Todd Ritchie ERA Per Season
Todd Ritchie'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.
Todd Ritchie ERA by Team
Todd Ritchie's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Todd Ritchie ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Todd Ritchie'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.
Todd Ritchie ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Todd Ritchie'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.
Todd Ritchie ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Todd Ritchie'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.
