How Buddy Schultz's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Buddy Schultz posted a career ERA of 3.68, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1977, posting 2.32, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.82 that year. The highest point came in 1975 at 6.35, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.59 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.32 in 1977 to 3.8 in 1978 and 4.46 in 1979. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.32 to 6.35 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

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Buddy Schultz ERA Per Season

Buddy Schultz'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.
Buddy Schultz ERA per season line chart

Buddy Schultz ERA by Team

Buddy Schultz's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Buddy Schultz ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Buddy Schultz'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.
Buddy Schultz ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Buddy Schultz ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Buddy Schultz'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.
Buddy Schultz ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Buddy Schultz ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Buddy Schultz'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.
Buddy Schultz ERA season-by-season breakdown table