How Elmer Dessens's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Elmer Dessens posted a career ERA of 4.44, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1997, posting .000, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.39 that year. The highest point came in 2008 at 22.5, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.42 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 22.5 in 2008 to 3.31 in 2009 and 2.3 in 2010. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from .000 to 22.5 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Elmer Dessens Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Elmer Dessens
| Elmer Dessens
ERA | Elmer Dessens
Component ERA | Elmer Dessens
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.44 | 4.48 | 4.38 |
| Season Avg. | 4.44 | 4.48 | 4.38 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.44 | 4.48 | 4.38 |
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Elmer Dessens ERA Per Season
Elmer Dessens'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.
Elmer Dessens ERA by Team
Elmer Dessens's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Elmer Dessens ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Elmer Dessens'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.
Elmer Dessens ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Elmer Dessens'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.
Elmer Dessens ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Elmer Dessens'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.
