How Brad Ziegler's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Brad Ziegler posted a career ERA of 2.75, 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 2008, posting 1.06, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.07 that year. The highest point came in 2017 at 4.79, above the relief pitcher average of 4.12 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.25 in 2016 to 4.79 in 2017 and 3.91 in 2018. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.06 to 4.79 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Brad Ziegler Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Brad Ziegler
| Brad Ziegler
ERA | Brad Ziegler
Component ERA | Brad Ziegler
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 2.75 | 3.11 | 3.39 |
| Season Avg. | 2.75 | 3.11 | 3.39 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2.75 | 3.11 | 3.39 |
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Brad Ziegler ERA Per Season
Brad Ziegler'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.
Brad Ziegler ERA by Team
Brad Ziegler's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Brad Ziegler ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Brad Ziegler'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.
Brad Ziegler ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Brad Ziegler'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.
Brad Ziegler ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Brad Ziegler'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.
