How David Lee's ERA Compares to Similar Players
David Lee posted a career ERA of 4.37, above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1999, posting 3.67, below the relief pitcher average of 4.53 that year. The highest point came in 2000 at 11.12, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.67 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.7 in 2001 to 4.7 in 2003 and 10.38 in 2004. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.67 to 11.12 — though the career average fell below league norms.
David Lee Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for David Lee
| David Lee
ERA | David Lee
Component ERA | David Lee
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.37 | 5.61 | 5.05 |
| Season Avg. | 4.37 | 5.61 | 5.05 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.37 | 5.61 | 5.05 |
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David Lee ERA Per Season
David Lee's 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.
David Lee ERA by Team
David Lee's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
David Lee ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how David Lee's career 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.
David Lee ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes David Lee's seasonal 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.
David Lee ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of David Lee's MLB career with 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.
