How Frank Smith's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Frank Smith posted a career ERA of 3.81, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1954, posting 2.67, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.98 that year. The highest point came in 1956 at 12.0, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.14 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.67 in 1954 to 3.23 in 1955 and 12.0 in 1956. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.67 to 12.0 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Frank Smith Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Frank Smith
| Frank Smith
ERA | Frank Smith
Component ERA | Frank Smith
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.81 | 3.62 | 4.92 |
| Season Avg. | 3.81 | 3.62 | 4.92 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.81 | 3.62 | 4.92 |
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Frank Smith ERA Per Season
Frank 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.
Frank Smith ERA by Team
Frank Smith's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Frank Smith ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Frank 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.
Frank Smith ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Frank 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.
Frank Smith ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Frank 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.
