How Brian Stokes's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Brian Stokes posted a career ERA of 5.27, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 2008, posting 3.51, below the relief pitcher average of 4.07 that year. The highest point came in 2010 at 8.1, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.9 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.51 in 2008 to 3.97 in 2009 and 8.1 in 2010. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.51 to 8.1 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Brian Stokes Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Brian Stokes
| Brian Stokes
ERA | Brian Stokes
Component ERA | Brian Stokes
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 5.27 | 6.05 | 4.93 |
| Season Avg. | 5.27 | 6.05 | 4.93 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.27 | 6.05 | 4.93 |
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Brian Stokes ERA Per Season
Brian Stokes's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Brian Stokes ERA by Team
Brian Stokes's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Brian Stokes ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Brian Stokes'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.
Brian Stokes ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Brian Stokes'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.
Brian Stokes ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Brian Stokes'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.
