How Fred Talbot's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Fred Talbot posted a career ERA of 4.12, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1963, posting 3.0, below the starting pitcher average of 3.47 that year. The highest point came in 1970 at 10.8, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.88 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.36 in 1968 to 4.38 in 1969 and 10.8 in 1970. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.0 to 10.8 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Fred Talbot Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Fred Talbot
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ERA | Fred Talbot
Component ERA | Fred Talbot
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.12 | 4.15 | 4.68 |
| Season Avg. | 4.12 | 4.15 | 4.68 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.12 | 4.15 | 4.68 |
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Fred Talbot ERA Per Season
Fred Talbot's ERA 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.
Fred Talbot ERA by Team
Fred Talbot's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Fred Talbot ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Fred Talbot'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.
Fred Talbot ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Fred Talbot'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.
Fred Talbot ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Fred Talbot'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.
