How Willard Schmidt's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Willard Schmidt posted a career ERA of 3.93, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1955, posting 2.78, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.98 that year. The highest point came in 1953 at 9.17, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.04 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.78 in 1957 to 2.86 in 1958 and 3.95 in 1959. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.78 to 9.17 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Willard Schmidt Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Willard Schmidt
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ERA | Willard Schmidt
Component ERA | Willard Schmidt
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.93 | 4.15 | 4.64 |
| Season Avg. | 3.93 | 4.15 | 4.64 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.93 | 4.15 | 4.64 |
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Willard Schmidt ERA Per Season
Willard Schmidt'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.
Willard Schmidt ERA by Team
Willard Schmidt's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willard Schmidt ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Willard Schmidt'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.
Willard Schmidt ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Willard Schmidt'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.
Willard Schmidt ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Willard Schmidt'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.
