How Tex Shirley's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Tex Shirley totaled 211 career Earned Runs, well below the starting pitcher average of 332.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 1941, posting 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 41.1 that year. The highest point came in 1946 at 77, well above the starting pitcher average of 31.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 37 in 1944 to 74 in 1945 and 77 in 1946, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 2 to 77 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Tex Shirley Lifetime Earned Runs

Stats similar to Earned Runs for Tex Shirley
Tex Shirley
Earned Runs
Career211
Season Avg.42.2
162 Game Avg.335.12
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Tex Shirley Earned Runs Per Season

Tex Shirley's Earned Runs 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.
Tex Shirley Earned Runs per season line chart

Tex Shirley Earned Runs by Team

Tex Shirley's career Earned Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tex Shirley career Earned Runs by team bar chart

Tex Shirley Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Tex Shirley's career Earned Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Tex Shirley Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Tex Shirley Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tex Shirley's seasonal Earned Runs 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.
Tex Shirley Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tex Shirley Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tex Shirley's MLB career with Earned Runs 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.
Tex Shirley Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table