How Bill Ricks's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
Bill Ricks 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 1945, posting 2.63. The highest point came in 1947 at 6.0. The Defense Independent ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.04 in 1946 to 6.0 in 1947 and 3.25 in 1948. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Defense Independent ERA profile — ranging from 2.63 to 6.0 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Bill Ricks Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for Bill Ricks
| Bill Ricks
Defense Independent ERA |
|---|
| Career | 3.38 |
| Season Avg. | 3.38 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.38 |
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Bill Ricks Defense Independent ERA Per Season
Bill Ricks's Defense Independent ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro National League II, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bill Ricks Defense Independent ERA by Team
Bill Ricks's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill Ricks Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Bill Ricks'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.
Bill Ricks Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bill Ricks'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.
Bill Ricks Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bill Ricks'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.
