How R. Smith's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
R. Smith posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 6.0, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 1 season, the Defense Independent ERA arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 1 season of data, the Defense Independent ERA arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 1 season.
R. Smith Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for R. Smith
| R. Smith
Defense Independent ERA |
|---|
| Career | 6 |
| Season Avg. | 6 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 6 |
| More Info | See More |
R. Smith Defense Independent ERA Per Season
R. Smith's Defense Independent ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro American League, Hall of Fame, RP, Unknown, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
R. Smith Defense Independent ERA by Team
R. Smith's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
R. Smith Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how R. 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.
R. Smith Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes R. 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.
R. Smith Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of R. 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.
