How Brian Williams's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Brian Williams posted a career ERA of 5.37, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 1997, posting 3.0, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.35 that year. The highest point came in 2000 at 7.23, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.67 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.0 in 1997 to 4.41 in 1999 and 7.23 in 2000. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.0 to 7.23 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Brian Williams Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Brian Williams ERA Per Season

Brian Williams'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.
Brian Williams ERA per season line chart

Brian Williams ERA by Team

Brian Williams's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Brian Williams career ERA by team bar chart

Brian Williams ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Brian Williams'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.
Brian Williams ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Brian Williams ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Brian Williams'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.
Brian Williams ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Brian Williams ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Brian Williams'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.
Brian Williams ERA season-by-season breakdown table