How Fred Gladding's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
Fred Gladding posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 3.76, near the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 1962, posting 2.6, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.33 that year. The highest point came in 1973 at 5.88, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.32 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.03 in 1971 to 3.39 in 1972 and 5.88 in 1973. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 13 seasons.
Fred Gladding Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for Fred Gladding
| Fred Gladding
Defense Independent ERA |
|---|
| Career | 3.76 |
| Season Avg. | 3.76 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.76 |
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Fred Gladding Defense Independent ERA Per Season
Fred Gladding's Defense Independent ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Fred Gladding Defense Independent ERA by Team
Fred Gladding's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Fred Gladding Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Fred Gladding'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.
Fred Gladding Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Fred Gladding'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.
Fred Gladding Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Fred Gladding'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.
