How Jim Whitney's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Jim Whitney posted a career ERA of 2.97, 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 1884, posting 2.09, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.5 that year. The highest point came in 1889 at 6.81, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.07 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.05 in 1888 to 6.81 in 1889 and 5.18 in 1890. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.09 to 6.81 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Jim Whitney Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Jim Whitney
| Jim Whitney
ERA | Jim Whitney
Component ERA | Jim Whitney
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 2.97 | 2.6 | 2.77 |
| Season Avg. | 2.97 | 2.6 | 2.77 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2.97 | 2.6 | 2.77 |
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Jim Whitney ERA Per Season
Jim Whitney'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.
Jim Whitney ERA by Team
Jim Whitney's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Whitney ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Jim Whitney'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.
Jim Whitney ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jim Whitney'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.
Jim Whitney ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jim Whitney'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.
