How Darren McCaughan's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
Darren McCaughan has posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 5.72, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.03 — production that has significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 4 seasons, the Defense Independent ERA arc has shown a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 4 seasons of data, the Defense Independent ERA arc has been below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Defense Independent ERA profile — ranging from 1.31 to 8.56 — though the career average has remained well below league norms.
Darren McCaughan Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for Darren McCaughan
| Darren McCaughan
Defense Independent ERA |
|---|
| Career | 5.72 |
| Season Avg. | 5.72 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.72 |
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Darren McCaughan Defense Independent ERA Per Season
Darren McCaughan's Defense Independent 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.
Darren McCaughan Defense Independent ERA by Team
Darren McCaughan's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Darren McCaughan Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Darren McCaughan'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.
Darren McCaughan Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Darren McCaughan'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.
Darren McCaughan Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Darren McCaughan'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.
