How Barry Zito's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Barry Zito posted a career ERA of 4.04, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 2000, posting 2.72, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.78 that year. The highest point came in 2015 at 10.29, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.03 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.15 in 2012 to 5.74 in 2013 and 10.29 in 2015. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.72 to 10.29 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Barry Zito Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Barry Zito ERA Per Season

Barry Zito'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.
Barry Zito ERA per season line chart

Barry Zito ERA by Team

Barry Zito's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Barry Zito ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Barry Zito'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.
Barry Zito ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Barry Zito ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Barry Zito'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.
Barry Zito ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Barry Zito ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Barry Zito'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.
Barry Zito ERA season-by-season breakdown table