How Mike Smithson's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Mike Smithson posted a career ERA of 4.58, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1984, posting 3.68, near the starting pitcher average of 3.89 that year. The highest point came in 1988 at 5.97, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.73 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.95 in 1987 to 5.97 in 1988 and 4.95 in 1989. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 8 seasons.
Mike Smithson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Mike Smithson
| Mike Smithson
ERA | Mike Smithson
Component ERA | Mike Smithson
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.58 | 4.46 | 4.54 |
| Season Avg. | 4.58 | 4.46 | 4.54 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.58 | 4.46 | 4.54 |
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Mike Smithson ERA Per Season
Mike Smithson's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mike Smithson ERA by Team
Mike Smithson's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mike Smithson ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Mike Smithson'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.
Mike Smithson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Mike Smithson'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.
Mike Smithson ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Mike Smithson'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.
