How Ed Seward's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Ed Seward posted a career ERA of 3.4, below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 1885, posting .000, well below the relief pitcher average of 6.0 that year. The highest point came in 1890 at 4.73, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.66 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.97 in 1889 to 4.73 in 1890 and 3.86 in 1891. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from .000 to 4.73 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Ed Seward Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Ed Seward
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Component ERA | Ed Seward
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| Career | 3.4 | 2.85 | 3.45 |
| Season Avg. | 3.4 | 2.85 | 3.45 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.4 | 2.85 | 3.45 |
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Ed Seward ERA Per Season
Ed Seward's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American Association, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ed Seward ERA by Team
Ed Seward's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ed Seward ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Ed Seward'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.
Ed Seward ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ed Seward'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.
Ed Seward ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ed Seward'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.
