How Pat Ragan's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

Pat Ragan posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 3.38, below the starting pitcher average of 4.03 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 1916, posting 2.96, below the starting pitcher average of 3.39 that year. The highest point came in 1923 at 7.33, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.99 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.44 in 1918 to 3.85 in 1919 and 7.33 in 1923. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Defense Independent ERA profile — ranging from 2.96 to 7.33 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Pat Ragan Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

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Pat Ragan
Defense Independent ERA
Career3.38
Season Avg.3.38
162 Game Avg.3.38
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Pat Ragan Defense Independent ERA Per Season

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

Pat Ragan Defense Independent ERA by Team

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

Pat Ragan Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Pat Ragan'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.
Pat Ragan Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Pat Ragan Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Pat Ragan'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.
Pat Ragan Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Pat Ragan Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Pat Ragan'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.
Pat Ragan Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table