How Duke Esper's Losses Compares to Similar Players

Duke Esper totaled 100 career Losses, well above the relief pitcher average of 15.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Losses season came in 1896, posting 5, well below the relief pitcher average of 10.5 that year. The highest point came in 1893 at 28, well above the relief pitcher average of 10.7 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Losses total went from 5 in 1896 to 6 in 1897 and 5 in 1898, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Losses profile — ranging from 5 to 28 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Duke Esper Lifetime Losses

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Duke Esper Losses Per Season

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

Duke Esper Losses by Team

Duke Esper's career Losses totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Duke Esper career Losses by team bar chart

Duke Esper Cumulative Losses — Career Progression

A running total of Duke Esper's career Losses, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Duke Esper Losses year-over-year waterfall chart

Duke Esper Losses Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Duke Esper's seasonal Losses 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.
Duke Esper Losses distribution box chart versus comparable players

Duke Esper Losses — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Duke Esper's MLB career with Losses 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.
Duke Esper Losses season-by-season breakdown table