How Dutch Leonard's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Dutch Leonard posted a career ERA of 3.25, below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 1945, posting 2.13, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.58 that year. The highest point came in 1953 at 4.6, above the starting pitcher average of 4.04 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.64 in 1951 to 2.16 in 1952 and 4.6 in 1953. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 20 seasons.
Dutch Leonard Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Dutch Leonard
| Dutch Leonard
ERA | Dutch Leonard
Component ERA | Dutch Leonard
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.25 | 3.28 | 3.65 |
| Season Avg. | 3.25 | 3.28 | 3.65 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.25 | 3.28 | 3.65 |
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Dutch Leonard ERA Per Season
Dutch Leonard's 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.
Dutch Leonard ERA by Team
Dutch Leonard's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dutch Leonard ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Dutch Leonard'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.
Dutch Leonard ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dutch Leonard'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.
Dutch Leonard ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dutch Leonard'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.
