How Roy Smith's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
Roy Smith posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 4.69, above the starting pitcher average of 4.03 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 1988, posting 4.19, near the starting pitcher average of 3.95 that year. The highest point came in 1987 at 5.88, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.43 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.57 in 1989 to 4.48 in 1990 and 4.77 in 1991. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 8 seasons.
Roy Smith Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for Roy Smith
| Roy Smith
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.69 |
| Season Avg. | 4.69 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.69 |
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Roy Smith Defense Independent ERA Per Season
Roy 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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Roy Smith Defense Independent ERA by Team
Roy Smith's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Roy Smith Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Roy 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.
Roy Smith Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Roy 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.
Roy Smith Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Roy 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.
