How Buck Ewing's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

Buck Ewing posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 4.11, near the league average of 4.02 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 1889, posting 3.0, well below the league average of 4.13 that year. The highest point came in 1885 at 7.5, well above the league average of 3.3 that year. The Defense Independent ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.29 in 1888 to 3.0 in 1889 and 5.0 in 1890. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Defense Independent ERA profile — ranging from 3.0 to 7.5 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Buck Ewing Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

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Buck Ewing Defense Independent ERA Per Season

Buck Ewing'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, C, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Buck Ewing Defense Independent ERA per season line chart

Buck Ewing Defense Independent ERA by Team

Buck Ewing's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Buck Ewing career Defense Independent ERA by team bar chart

Buck Ewing Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Buck Ewing'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.
Buck Ewing Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Buck Ewing Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Buck Ewing'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.
Buck Ewing Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Buck Ewing Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Buck Ewing'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.
Buck Ewing Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table