How Rich DeLucia's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Rich DeLucia posted a career ERA of 4.62, above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1990, posting 2.0, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.69 that year. The highest point came in 1999 at 6.75, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.53 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.89 in 1997 to 4.27 in 1998 and 6.75 in 1999. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.0 to 6.75 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Rich DeLucia Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Rich DeLucia ERA Per Season

Rich DeLucia's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Rich DeLucia ERA per season line chart

Rich DeLucia ERA by Team

Rich DeLucia's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Rich DeLucia ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Rich DeLucia'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.
Rich DeLucia ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Rich DeLucia ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rich DeLucia'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.
Rich DeLucia ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rich DeLucia ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rich DeLucia'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.
Rich DeLucia ERA season-by-season breakdown table