How Sonny Collins's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

Sonny Collins posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 5.38, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.03 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 2 seasons, the Defense Independent ERA arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the Defense Independent ERA arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 2 seasons.

Sonny Collins Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

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Sonny Collins
Defense Independent ERA
Career5.38
Season Avg.5.38
162 Game Avg.5.38
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Sonny Collins Defense Independent ERA Per Season

Sonny Collins's Defense Independent ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro National League II, Hall of Fame, SP, Unknown, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Sonny Collins Defense Independent ERA per season line chart

Sonny Collins Defense Independent ERA by Team

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

Sonny Collins Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Sonny Collins'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.
Sonny Collins Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Sonny Collins Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sonny Collins'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.
Sonny Collins Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sonny Collins Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sonny Collins'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.
Sonny Collins Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table