How Tony Watson's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Tony Watson posted a career ERA of 2.9, 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 2014, posting 1.63, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.61 that year. The highest point came in 2019 at 4.17, near the relief pitcher average of 4.45 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.59 in 2018 to 4.17 in 2019 and 3.92 in 2021. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.63 to 4.17 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Tony Watson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Tony Watson
| Tony Watson
ERA | Tony Watson
Component ERA | Tony Watson
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 2.9 | 2.74 | 3.46 |
| Season Avg. | 2.9 | 2.74 | 3.46 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2.9 | 2.74 | 3.46 |
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Tony Watson ERA Per Season
Tony Watson'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.
Tony Watson ERA by Team
Tony Watson's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tony Watson ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Tony Watson'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.
Tony Watson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Tony Watson'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.
Tony Watson ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Tony Watson'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.
