How Brad Pennington's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

Brad Pennington posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 6.52, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 4 seasons, the Defense Independent ERA arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 4 seasons of data, the Defense Independent ERA arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. The Defense Independent ERA profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 4 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Brad Pennington Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

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Brad Pennington
Defense Independent ERA
Career6.52
Season Avg.6.52
162 Game Avg.6.52
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Brad Pennington Defense Independent ERA Per Season

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

Brad Pennington Defense Independent ERA by Team

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

Brad Pennington Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Brad Pennington'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.
Brad Pennington Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Brad Pennington Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Brad Pennington'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.
Brad Pennington Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Brad Pennington Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Brad Pennington'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.
Brad Pennington Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table