How Drew Smith's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Drew Smith posted a career ERA of 3.48, below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 2021, posting 2.4, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.17 that year. The highest point came in 2023 at 4.15, near the relief pitcher average of 4.06 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.33 in 2022 to 4.15 in 2023 and 3.06 in 2024. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 5 seasons.
Drew Smith Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Drew Smith
| Drew Smith
ERA | Drew Smith
Component ERA | Drew Smith
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.48 | 3.93 | 4.18 |
| Season Avg. | 3.48 | 3.93 | 4.18 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.48 | 3.93 | 4.18 |
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Drew Smith ERA Per Season
Drew Smith's 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.
Drew Smith ERA by Team
Drew Smith's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Drew Smith ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Drew 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.
Drew Smith ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Drew 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.
Drew Smith ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Drew 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.
