How Josh Walker's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Josh Walker has posted a career ERA of 6.59, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that has significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 3 seasons, the ERA arc has shown a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 3 seasons of data, the ERA arc has been below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average has remained well below league norms across 3 seasons.

Josh Walker Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Career6.595.933.8
Season Avg.6.595.933.8
162 Game Avg.6.595.933.8
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Josh Walker ERA Per Season

Josh Walker'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, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Josh Walker ERA per season line chart

Josh Walker ERA by Team

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

Josh Walker ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Josh Walker'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 Walker ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Josh Walker ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Josh Walker'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 Walker ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Josh Walker ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Josh Walker'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 Walker ERA season-by-season breakdown table