How Sam Weaver's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Sam Weaver posted a career ERA of 3.21, below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 1875, posting 1.5. The highest point came in 1886 at 14.73, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.19 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.71 in 1883 to 5.76 in 1884 and 14.73 in 1886. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.5 to 14.73 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Sam Weaver Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Sam Weaver
| Sam Weaver
ERA | Sam Weaver
Component ERA | Sam Weaver
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.21 | 2.66 | 2.85 |
| Season Avg. | 3.21 | 2.66 | 2.85 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.21 | 2.66 | 2.85 |
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Sam Weaver ERA Per Season
Sam Weaver's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American Association, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Sam Weaver ERA by Team
Sam Weaver's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam Weaver ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Sam Weaver'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.
Sam Weaver ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam Weaver'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.
Sam Weaver ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam Weaver'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.
