How Shawn Kelley's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
Shawn Kelley posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 3.85, near the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 2011, posting 2.13, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.84 that year. The highest point came in 2017 at 8.46, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 that year. The Defense Independent ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 8.46 in 2017 to 3.55 in 2018 and 5.3 in 2019. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Defense Independent ERA profile — ranging from 2.13 to 8.46 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Shawn Kelley Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for Shawn Kelley
| Shawn Kelley
Defense Independent ERA |
|---|
| Career | 3.85 |
| Season Avg. | 3.85 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.85 |
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Shawn Kelley Defense Independent ERA Per Season
Shawn Kelley'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.
Shawn Kelley Defense Independent ERA by Team
Shawn Kelley's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Shawn Kelley Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Shawn Kelley'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.
Shawn Kelley Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Shawn Kelley'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.
Shawn Kelley Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Shawn Kelley'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.
