How Don Wilson's Component ERA Compares to Similar Players

Don Wilson posted a career Component ERA of 2.97, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.83 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Component ERA season came in 1971, posting 2.1, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.49 that year. The highest point came in 1970 at 3.95, near the starting pitcher average of 3.84 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.75 in 1972 to 2.84 in 1973 and 3.38 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 well above league norms across 9 seasons.

Don Wilson Lifetime Component ERA

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Don Wilson Component ERA Per Season

Don Wilson's Component 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 Component ERA per season line chart

Don Wilson Component ERA by Team

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

Don Wilson Component ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Don Wilson's career Component 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 Component ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Don Wilson Component ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Don Wilson's seasonal Component 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 Component ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Don Wilson Component ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Don Wilson's MLB career with Component 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 Component ERA season-by-season breakdown table