How Bob Shawkey's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Bob Shawkey posted a career ERA of 3.09, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest ERA season came in 1918, posting 1.13, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.8 that year. The highest point came in 1924 at 4.12, near the starting pitcher average of 4.05 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.11 in 1925 to 3.62 in 1926 and 2.89 in 1927. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.13 to 4.12 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Bob Shawkey Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Bob Shawkey
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| Career | 3.09 | 3.2 | 3.67 |
| Season Avg. | 3.09 | 3.2 | 3.67 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.09 | 3.2 | 3.67 |
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Bob Shawkey ERA Per Season
Bob Shawkey's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bob Shawkey ERA by Team
Bob Shawkey's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob Shawkey ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Bob Shawkey'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 Shawkey ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob Shawkey'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 Shawkey ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob Shawkey'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.
