How David Murphy's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

David Murphy posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 15.75, well above the league average of 4.1 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 2 seasons, the Defense Independent ERA arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the Defense Independent ERA arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Defense Independent ERA profile — ranging from 1.0 to 60.0 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

David Murphy Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for David Murphy
David Murphy
Defense Independent ERA
Career15.75
Season Avg.15.75
162 Game Avg.15.75
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David Murphy Defense Independent ERA Per Season

David Murphy'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, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
David Murphy Defense Independent ERA per season line chart

David Murphy Defense Independent ERA by Team

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

David Murphy Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how David Murphy'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.
David Murphy Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

David Murphy Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David Murphy'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.
David Murphy Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

David Murphy Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David Murphy'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.
David Murphy Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table