How Don Bessent's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Don Bessent posted a career ERA of 3.33, below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. Across 4 seasons, the ERA arc showed a promising start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 4 seasons of data, the ERA arc was above league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.5 to 5.73 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Don Bessent Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Don Bessent
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ERA | Don Bessent
Component ERA | Don Bessent
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.33 | 3.69 | 4.38 |
| Season Avg. | 3.33 | 3.69 | 4.38 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.33 | 3.69 | 4.38 |
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Don Bessent ERA Per Season
Don Bessent'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.
Don Bessent ERA by Team
Don Bessent's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Bessent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Don Bessent'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.
Don Bessent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Don Bessent'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.
Don Bessent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Don Bessent'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.
