How Tom Waddell's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Tom Waddell posted a career ERA of 4.31, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. Across 3 seasons, the ERA arc showed a consistent if unspectacular start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 3 seasons of data, the ERA arc was in line with league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.06 to 14.29 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Tom Waddell Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Career4.313.435.09
Season Avg.4.313.435.09
162 Game Avg.4.313.435.09
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Tom Waddell ERA Per Season

Tom Waddell's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, , or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Tom Waddell ERA per season line chart

Tom Waddell ERA by Team

Tom Waddell's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tom Waddell career ERA by team bar chart

Tom Waddell ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Tom Waddell'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.
Tom Waddell ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Tom Waddell ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tom Waddell'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.
Tom Waddell ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tom Waddell ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tom Waddell'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.
Tom Waddell ERA season-by-season breakdown table