How Phenomenal Smith's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Phenomenal Smith posted a career ERA of 3.89, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1886, posting 2.16, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.19 that year. The highest point came in 1885 at 11.25, well above the relief pitcher average of 6.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.4 in 1889 to 4.06 in 1890 and 4.26 in 1891. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.16 to 11.25 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Phenomenal Smith Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Phenomenal Smith
| Phenomenal Smith
ERA | Phenomenal Smith
Component ERA | Phenomenal Smith
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.89 | 3.63 | 3.7 |
| Season Avg. | 3.89 | 3.63 | 3.7 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.89 | 3.63 | 3.7 |
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Phenomenal Smith ERA Per Season
Phenomenal Smith's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American Association, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Phenomenal Smith ERA by Team
Phenomenal Smith's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Phenomenal Smith ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Phenomenal 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.
Phenomenal Smith ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Phenomenal 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.
Phenomenal Smith ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Phenomenal 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.
