How David Williams's ERA Compares to Similar Players

David Williams posted a career ERA of 4.83, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 2001, posting 3.71, below the starting pitcher average of 4.5 that year. The highest point came in 2007 at 22.85, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.56 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.41 in 2005 to 6.52 in 2006 and 22.85 in 2007. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.71 to 22.85 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

David Williams Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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David Williams ERA Per Season

David Williams's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
David Williams ERA per season line chart

David Williams ERA by Team

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

David Williams ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how David 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.
David Williams ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

David Williams ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David 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.
David Williams ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

David Williams ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David 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.
David Williams ERA season-by-season breakdown table