How Don Wilson's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Don Wilson posted a career ERA of 3.15, below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 1971, posting 2.45, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.48 that year. The highest point came in 1969 at 4.0, above the starting pitcher average of 3.57 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.68 in 1972 to 3.2 in 1973 and 3.08 in 1974. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 9 seasons.

Don Wilson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Don Wilson ERA Per Season

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

Don Wilson ERA by Team

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

Don Wilson ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Don Wilson'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.
Don Wilson ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Don Wilson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Don Wilson'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.
Don Wilson ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Don Wilson ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Don Wilson'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.
Don Wilson ERA season-by-season breakdown table