How Dave Sisler's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Dave Sisler posted a career ERA of 4.33, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1960, posting 2.48, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.79 that year. The highest point came in 1958 at 4.94, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.99 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.48 in 1960 to 4.18 in 1961 and 3.92 in 1962. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 7 seasons.

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Dave Sisler ERA Per Season

Dave Sisler'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.
Dave Sisler ERA per season line chart

Dave Sisler ERA by Team

Dave Sisler's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Dave Sisler ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Dave Sisler'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.
Dave Sisler ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Sisler ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Sisler'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.
Dave Sisler ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Sisler ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Sisler'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.
Dave Sisler ERA season-by-season breakdown table