How James McJames's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
James McJames posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 3.67, 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 1898, posting 3.22, below the relief pitcher average of 3.83 that year. The highest point came in 1895 at 4.76, above the relief pitcher average of 4.08 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.22 in 1898 to 3.86 in 1899 and 3.77 in 1901. 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 6 seasons.
James McJames Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for James McJames
| James McJames
Defense Independent ERA |
|---|
| Career | 3.67 |
| Season Avg. | 3.67 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.67 |
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James McJames Defense Independent ERA Per Season
James McJames'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.
James McJames Defense Independent ERA by Team
James McJames's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
James McJames Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how James McJames'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.
James McJames Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes James McJames'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.
James McJames Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of James McJames'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.
