How Gene Richardson's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

Gene Richardson posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 2.68, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.03 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. Across 2 seasons, the Defense Independent ERA arc showed a promising start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the Defense Independent ERA arc was above league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. One of the more consistent Defense Independent ERA producers of his era, the career line shows well-above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 2 seasons.

Gene Richardson Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for Gene Richardson
Gene Richardson
Defense Independent ERA
Career2.68
Season Avg.2.68
162 Game Avg.2.68
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Gene Richardson Defense Independent ERA Per Season

Gene Richardson's Defense Independent ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Gene Richardson Defense Independent ERA per season line chart

Gene Richardson Defense Independent ERA by Team

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

Gene Richardson Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Gene Richardson'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.
Gene Richardson Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Gene Richardson Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Gene Richardson'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.
Gene Richardson Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Gene Richardson Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Gene Richardson'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.
Gene Richardson Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table