How Dave Smith's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Dave Smith posted a career ERA of 2.67, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest ERA season came in 1987, posting 1.65, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.15 that year. The highest point came in 1991 at 6.0, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.75 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.39 in 1990 to 6.0 in 1991 and 2.51 in 1992. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.65 to 6.0 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Dave Smith Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Dave Smith
| Dave Smith
ERA | Dave Smith
Component ERA | Dave Smith
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 2.67 | 2.72 | 3.29 |
| Season Avg. | 2.67 | 2.72 | 3.29 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2.67 | 2.72 | 3.29 |
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Dave Smith ERA Per Season
Dave Smith'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 Smith ERA by Team
Dave Smith's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dave Smith ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Dave Smith'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 Smith ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dave Smith'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 Smith ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dave Smith'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.
