How George Shears's ERA Compares to Similar Players

George Shears posted a career ERA of 5.4, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 1 season, the ERA arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 1 season of data, the ERA arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 1 season.

George Shears Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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George Shears ERA Per Season

George Shears's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
George Shears ERA per season line chart

George Shears ERA by Team

George Shears's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
George Shears career ERA by team bar chart

George Shears ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how George Shears'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.
George Shears ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

George Shears ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes George Shears'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.
George Shears ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

George Shears ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of George Shears'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.
George Shears ERA season-by-season breakdown table