How Nino Espinosa's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
Nino Espinosa posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 4.5, above the starting pitcher average of 4.03 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 1975, posting 2.67, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.12 that year. The highest point came in 1981 at 5.33, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.95 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.36 in 1979 to 5.02 in 1980 and 5.33 in 1981. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 8 seasons.
Nino Espinosa Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for Nino Espinosa
| Nino Espinosa
Defense Independent ERA |
|---|
| Career | 4.5 |
| Season Avg. | 4.5 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.5 |
| More Info | See More |
Nino Espinosa Defense Independent ERA Per Season
Nino Espinosa's Defense Independent ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Nino Espinosa Defense Independent ERA by Team
Nino Espinosa's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Nino Espinosa Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Nino Espinosa's career Defense Independent 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.
Nino Espinosa Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Nino Espinosa's seasonal Defense Independent 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.
Nino Espinosa Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Nino Espinosa's MLB career with Defense Independent 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.
