How Dave Dravecky's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Dave Dravecky posted a career ERA of 3.13, below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 1982, posting 2.57, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.96 that year. The highest point came in 1983 at 3.58, near the starting pitcher average of 3.93 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.43 in 1987 to 3.16 in 1988 and 3.46 in 1989. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 8 seasons.

Dave Dravecky Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Dave Dravecky ERA Per Season

Dave Dravecky'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.
Dave Dravecky ERA per season line chart

Dave Dravecky ERA by Team

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

A waterfall chart tracking how Dave Dravecky'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.
Dave Dravecky ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Dravecky ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Dravecky'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.
Dave Dravecky ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Dravecky ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Dravecky'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.
Dave Dravecky ERA season-by-season breakdown table