How Buddy Schultz's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
Buddy Schultz posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 3.63, below the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 1977, posting 3.06, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.2 that year. The highest point came in 1976 at 4.52, above the relief pitcher average of 3.87 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.06 in 1977 to 3.55 in 1978 and 4.35 in 1979. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 5 seasons.
Buddy Schultz Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for Buddy Schultz
| Buddy Schultz
Defense Independent ERA |
|---|
| Career | 3.63 |
| Season Avg. | 3.63 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.63 |
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Buddy Schultz Defense Independent ERA Per Season
Buddy Schultz'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, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Buddy Schultz Defense Independent ERA by Team
Buddy Schultz's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Buddy Schultz Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Buddy Schultz'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.
Buddy Schultz Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Buddy Schultz'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.
Buddy Schultz Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Buddy Schultz'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.
