How Clay Smith's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
Clay Smith posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 4.68, above the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — a level that fell short of typical league production. Across 2 seasons, the Defense Independent ERA arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the Defense Independent ERA arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. The Defense Independent ERA profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 2 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.
Clay Smith Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for Clay Smith
| Clay Smith
Defense Independent ERA |
|---|
| Career | 4.68 |
| Season Avg. | 4.68 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.68 |
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Clay Smith Defense Independent ERA Per Season
Clay Smith's Defense Independent 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.
Clay Smith Defense Independent ERA by Team
Clay Smith's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Clay Smith Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Clay Smith'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.
Clay Smith Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Clay Smith'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.
Clay Smith Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Clay Smith'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.
