How Fred Anderson's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
Fred Anderson posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 3.04, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.03 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 1909, posting 2.13, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.29 that year. The highest point came in 1918 at 3.31, near the starting pitcher average of 3.53 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.13 in 1916 to 2.9 in 1917 and 3.31 in 1918. 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 7 seasons.
Fred Anderson Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for Fred Anderson
| Fred Anderson Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.04 |
| Season Avg. | 3.04 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.04 |
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Fred Anderson Defense Independent ERA Per Season
Fred Anderson's Defense Independent ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Fred Anderson Defense Independent ERA by Team
Fred Anderson's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Fred Anderson Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Fred Anderson's career Defense Independent 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.
Fred Anderson Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Fred Anderson's seasonal Defense Independent 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.
Fred Anderson Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Fred Anderson's MLB career with Defense Independent 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.