How Charlie Sweeney's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Charlie Sweeney posted a career ERA of 2.87, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest ERA season came in 1884, posting 1.7, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.5 that year. The highest point came in 1887 at 8.25, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.42 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.93 in 1885 to 4.16 in 1886 and 8.25 in 1887. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.7 to 8.25 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Charlie Sweeney Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.2.872.142.82
162 Game Avg.2.872.142.82
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Charlie Sweeney ERA Per Season

Charlie Sweeney'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.
Charlie Sweeney ERA per season line chart

Charlie Sweeney ERA by Team

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

A waterfall chart tracking how Charlie Sweeney'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.
Charlie Sweeney ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Charlie Sweeney ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Charlie Sweeney'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.
Charlie Sweeney ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Charlie Sweeney ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Charlie Sweeney'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.
Charlie Sweeney ERA season-by-season breakdown table