How Ken Cloude's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

Ken Cloude posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 5.55, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.03 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 3 seasons, the Defense Independent ERA arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 3 seasons of data, the Defense Independent ERA arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. The Defense Independent ERA profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 3 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Ken Cloude Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

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Ken Cloude
Defense Independent ERA
Career5.55
Season Avg.5.55
162 Game Avg.5.55
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Ken Cloude Defense Independent ERA Per Season

Ken Cloude's Defense Independent 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.
Ken Cloude Defense Independent ERA per season line chart

Ken Cloude Defense Independent ERA by Team

Ken Cloude's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ken Cloude career Defense Independent ERA by team bar chart

Ken Cloude Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ken Cloude'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.
Ken Cloude Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Ken Cloude Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ken Cloude'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.
Ken Cloude Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ken Cloude Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ken Cloude'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.
Ken Cloude Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table