How Josh Towers's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Josh Towers posted a career ERA of 4.95, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 2009, posting 3.38, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.35 that year. The highest point came in 2006 at 8.42, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.65 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 8.42 in 2006 to 5.38 in 2007 and 3.38 in 2009. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.38 to 8.42 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Josh Towers Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Josh Towers ERA Per Season

Josh Towers'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.
Josh Towers ERA per season line chart

Josh Towers ERA by Team

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

A waterfall chart tracking how Josh Towers'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.
Josh Towers ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Josh Towers ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Josh Towers'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.
Josh Towers ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Josh Towers ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Josh Towers'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.
Josh Towers ERA season-by-season breakdown table