How Cecil Upshaw's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Cecil Upshaw posted a career ERA of 3.13, 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 1966, posting .000, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.44 that year. The highest point came in 1973 at 4.93, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.84 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.93 in 1973 to 3.06 in 1974 and 3.23 in 1975. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from .000 to 4.93 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Cecil Upshaw Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Cecil Upshaw
| Cecil Upshaw
ERA | Cecil Upshaw
Component ERA | Cecil Upshaw
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.13 | 3.36 | 3.76 |
| Season Avg. | 3.13 | 3.36 | 3.76 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.13 | 3.36 | 3.76 |
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Cecil Upshaw ERA Per Season
Cecil Upshaw'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.
Cecil Upshaw ERA by Team
Cecil Upshaw's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cecil Upshaw ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Cecil Upshaw'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.
Cecil Upshaw ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Cecil Upshaw'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.
Cecil Upshaw ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Cecil Upshaw'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.
