How Garrett Whitlock's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Garrett Whitlock has posted a career ERA of 3.13, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His strongest ERA season came in 2021, posting 1.96, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.17 that year. The highest point came in 2023 at 5.15, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.06 that year. The ERA has trended upward over recent seasons. The figure has moved from 5.15 in 2023 to 1.96 in 2024 and 2.25 in 2025. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.96 to 5.15 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Garrett Whitlock Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Garrett Whitlock ERA Per Season

Garrett Whitlock'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.
Garrett Whitlock ERA per season line chart

Garrett Whitlock ERA by Team

Garrett Whitlock's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Garrett Whitlock ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Garrett Whitlock'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.
Garrett Whitlock ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Garrett Whitlock ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Garrett Whitlock'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.
Garrett Whitlock ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Garrett Whitlock ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Garrett Whitlock'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.
Garrett Whitlock ERA season-by-season breakdown table