How Mark Smith's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

Mark Smith posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 3.07, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. Across 1 season, the Defense Independent ERA arc showed a promising start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 1 season of data, the Defense Independent ERA arc was above league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 1 season.

Mark Smith Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

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Mark Smith
Defense Independent ERA
Career3.07
Season Avg.3.07
162 Game Avg.3.07
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Mark Smith Defense Independent ERA Per Season

Mark 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.
Mark Smith Defense Independent ERA per season line chart

Mark Smith Defense Independent ERA by Team

Mark Smith's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mark Smith career Defense Independent ERA by team bar chart

Mark Smith Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Mark 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.
Mark Smith Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Mark Smith Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mark 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.
Mark Smith Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mark Smith Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mark 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.
Mark Smith Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table