How Rube Benton's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
Rube Benton posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 3.48, below the starting pitcher average of 4.03 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 1918, posting 2.63, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.53 that year. The highest point came in 1910 at 4.45, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.42 that year. The Defense Independent ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.9 in 1923 to 3.16 in 1924 and 3.49 in 1925. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 15 seasons.
Rube Benton Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for Rube Benton
| Rube Benton
Defense Independent ERA |
|---|
| Career | 3.48 |
| Season Avg. | 3.48 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.48 |
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Rube Benton Defense Independent ERA Per Season
Rube Benton'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.
Rube Benton Defense Independent ERA by Team
Rube Benton's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rube Benton Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Rube Benton'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.
Rube Benton Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rube Benton'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.
Rube Benton Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rube Benton'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.
