How Jose Paniagua's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

Jose Paniagua posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 4.75, above the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 2000, posting 3.88, below the relief pitcher average of 4.6 that year. The highest point came in 2003 at 12.0, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.29 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.89 in 2001 to 5.78 in 2002 and 12.0 in 2003. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Defense Independent ERA profile — ranging from 3.88 to 12.0 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Jose Paniagua Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

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Jose Paniagua Defense Independent ERA Per Season

Jose Paniagua'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, RP, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jose Paniagua Defense Independent ERA per season line chart

Jose Paniagua Defense Independent ERA by Team

Jose Paniagua's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Jose Paniagua Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Jose Paniagua'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.
Jose Paniagua Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Jose Paniagua Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jose Paniagua'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.
Jose Paniagua Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jose Paniagua Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jose Paniagua'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.
Jose Paniagua Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table