How Bert Inks's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

Bert Inks posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 4.23, near the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 1891, posting 3.82, near the relief pitcher average of 3.77 that year. The highest point came in 1896 at 4.75, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.94 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.57 in 1894 to 4.14 in 1895 and 4.75 in 1896. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent Defense Independent ERA producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 5 seasons.

Bert Inks Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

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Bert Inks Defense Independent ERA Per Season

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

Bert Inks Defense Independent ERA by Team

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

Bert Inks Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Bert Inks'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.
Bert Inks Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Bert Inks Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bert Inks'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.
Bert Inks Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bert Inks Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bert Inks'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.
Bert Inks Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table