How Dizzy Dean's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Dizzy Dean posted a career ERA of 3.02, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest ERA season came in 1947, posting .000, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.86 that year. The highest point came in 1941 at 18.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.9 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.17 in 1940 to 18.0 in 1941 and .000 in 1947. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from .000 to 18.0 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Dizzy Dean Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Dizzy Dean
| Dizzy Dean
ERA | Dizzy Dean
Component ERA | Dizzy Dean
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.02 | 2.99 | 3.18 |
| Season Avg. | 3.02 | 2.99 | 3.18 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.02 | 2.99 | 3.18 |
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Dizzy Dean ERA Per Season
Dizzy Dean's 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.
Dizzy Dean ERA by Team
Dizzy Dean's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dizzy Dean ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Dizzy Dean'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.
Dizzy Dean ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dizzy Dean'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.
Dizzy Dean ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dizzy Dean'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.
