How Ryan Madson's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

Ryan Madson posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 3.46, below the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 2017, posting 1.83, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 that year. The highest point came in 2006 at 4.8, above the relief pitcher average of 4.22 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.91 in 2016 to 1.83 in 2017 and 3.82 in 2018. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 13 seasons.

Ryan Madson Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

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Ryan Madson Defense Independent ERA Per Season

Ryan Madson'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.
Ryan Madson Defense Independent ERA per season line chart

Ryan Madson Defense Independent ERA by Team

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

Ryan Madson Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ryan Madson'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.
Ryan Madson Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Ryan Madson Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ryan Madson'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.
Ryan Madson Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ryan Madson Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ryan Madson'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.
Ryan Madson Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table