How Wayne Simpson's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Wayne Simpson posted a career ERA of 4.37, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1970, posting 3.02, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.88 that year. The highest point came in 1977 at 5.83, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.05 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.73 in 1973 to 3.23 in 1975 and 5.83 in 1977. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 6 seasons.
Wayne Simpson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Wayne Simpson
| Wayne Simpson
ERA | Wayne Simpson
Component ERA | Wayne Simpson
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.37 | 4.21 | 4.65 |
| Season Avg. | 4.37 | 4.21 | 4.65 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.37 | 4.21 | 4.65 |
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Wayne Simpson ERA Per Season
Wayne Simpson's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Wayne Simpson ERA by Team
Wayne Simpson's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Wayne Simpson ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Wayne Simpson'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.
Wayne Simpson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Wayne Simpson'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.
Wayne Simpson ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Wayne Simpson'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.
