How Dave Sells's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Dave Sells posted a career ERA of 3.9, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. Across 4 seasons, the ERA arc showed a consistent if unspectacular start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 4 seasons of data, the ERA arc was in line with league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.81 to 6.46 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Dave Sells Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Career3.94.634.86
Season Avg.3.94.634.86
162 Game Avg.3.94.634.86
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Dave Sells ERA Per Season

Dave Sells's 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.
Dave Sells ERA per season line chart

Dave Sells ERA by Team

Dave Sells's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dave Sells career ERA by team bar chart

Dave Sells ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Dave Sells's career 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.
Dave Sells ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Sells ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Sells's seasonal 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.
Dave Sells ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Sells ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Sells's MLB career with 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.
Dave Sells ERA season-by-season breakdown table