How John Dopson's ERA Compares to Similar Players

John Dopson posted a career ERA of 4.27, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1990, posting 2.04, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.89 that year. The highest point came in 1991 at 18.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.96 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 18.0 in 1991 to 4.08 in 1992 and 4.97 in 1993. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.04 to 18.0 — though the career average fell below league norms.

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John Dopson ERA Per Season

John Dopson's 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.
John Dopson ERA per season line chart

John Dopson ERA by Team

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

A waterfall chart tracking how John Dopson'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.
John Dopson ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

John Dopson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Dopson'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.
John Dopson ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Dopson ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Dopson'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.
John Dopson ERA season-by-season breakdown table