How Bob Scanlan's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Bob Scanlan posted a career ERA of 4.63, above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1992, posting 2.89, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.63 that year. The highest point came in 2000 at 27.0, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.67 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.08 in 1998 to 27.0 in 2000 and 7.86 in 2001. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.89 to 27.0 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Bob Scanlan Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Bob Scanlan
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ERA | Bob Scanlan
Component ERA | Bob Scanlan
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.63 | 4.47 | 4.38 |
| Season Avg. | 4.63 | 4.47 | 4.38 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.63 | 4.47 | 4.38 |
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Bob Scanlan ERA Per Season
Bob Scanlan'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, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bob Scanlan ERA by Team
Bob Scanlan's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob Scanlan ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Bob Scanlan'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.
Bob Scanlan ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob Scanlan'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.
Bob Scanlan ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob Scanlan'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.
