How Frank Williams's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Frank Williams posted a career ERA of 3.0, 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 1986, posting 1.2, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.77 that year. The highest point came in 1985 at 4.19, near the relief pitcher average of 3.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.3 in 1987 to 2.59 in 1988 and 3.64 in 1989. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.2 to 4.19 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Frank Williams Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Frank Williams ERA Per Season

Frank 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, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Frank Williams ERA per season line chart

Frank Williams ERA by Team

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

Frank Williams ERA Year-Over-Year Change

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

Frank Williams ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Frank Williams ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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