How Dennis Leonard's Component ERA Compares to Similar Players
Dennis Leonard posted a career Component ERA of 3.53, near the starting pitcher average of 3.83 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Component ERA season came in 1985, posting .160, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.81 that year. The highest point came in 1974 at 6.09, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.65 that year. The Component ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.84 in 1983 to .160 in 1985 and 4.1 in 1986. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Component ERA profile — ranging from .160 to 6.09 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Dennis Leonard Lifetime Component ERA
Stats similar to Component ERA for Dennis Leonard
| Dennis Leonard
Component ERA |
|---|
| Career | 3.53 |
| Season Avg. | 3.53 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.53 |
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Dennis Leonard Component ERA Per Season
Dennis Leonard's Component ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dennis Leonard Component ERA by Team
Dennis Leonard's career Component ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dennis Leonard Component ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Dennis Leonard's career Component 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.
Dennis Leonard Component ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dennis Leonard's seasonal Component 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.
Dennis Leonard Component ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dennis Leonard's MLB career with Component 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.
