How Takashi Saito's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Takashi Saito posted a career ERA of 2.34, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest ERA season came in 2007, posting 1.4, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.21 that year. The highest point came in 2012 at 6.75, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.77 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.83 in 2010 to 2.03 in 2011 and 6.75 in 2012. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.4 to 6.75 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Takashi Saito Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Takashi Saito ERA Per Season

Takashi Saito's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, Asia, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Takashi Saito ERA per season line chart

Takashi Saito ERA by Team

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

Takashi Saito ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Takashi Saito'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.
Takashi Saito ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Takashi Saito ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Takashi Saito'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.
Takashi Saito ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Takashi Saito ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Takashi Saito'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.
Takashi Saito ERA season-by-season breakdown table