How George Smith's ERA Compares to Similar Players
George Smith posted a career ERA of 3.89, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1916, posting 2.61, near the starting pitcher average of 2.75 that year. The highest point came in 1922 at 4.78, above the starting pitcher average of 4.1 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.76 in 1921 to 4.78 in 1922 and 3.66 in 1923. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 8 seasons.
George Smith Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for George Smith
| George Smith
ERA | George Smith
Component ERA | George Smith
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.89 | 4.01 | 3.89 |
| Season Avg. | 3.89 | 4.01 | 3.89 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.89 | 4.01 | 3.89 |
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George Smith ERA Per Season
George 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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
George Smith ERA by Team
George Smith's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
George Smith ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how George 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.
George Smith ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes George 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.
George Smith ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of George 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.
