How Chris Waters's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Chris Waters posted a career ERA of 5.07, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 2 seasons, the ERA arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the ERA arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. The ERA profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 2 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.
Chris Waters Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Chris Waters
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ERA | Chris Waters
Component ERA | Chris Waters
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 5.07 | 5 | 5.5 |
| Season Avg. | 5.07 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.07 | 5 | 5.5 |
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Chris Waters ERA Per Season
Chris Waters'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.
Chris Waters ERA by Team
Chris Waters's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Waters ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Chris Waters'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.
Chris Waters ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Chris Waters'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.
Chris Waters ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Chris Waters'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.
