How Sherry Smith's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Sherry Smith posted a career ERA of 3.32, below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 1920, posting 1.85, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.38 that year. The highest point came in 1911 at 54.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.34 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.86 in 1925 to 3.73 in 1926 and 5.45 in 1927. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.85 to 54.0 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Sherry Smith Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Sherry Smith
| Sherry Smith
ERA | Sherry Smith
Component ERA | Sherry Smith
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.32 | 3.43 | 3.65 |
| Season Avg. | 3.32 | 3.43 | 3.65 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.32 | 3.43 | 3.65 |
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Sherry Smith ERA Per Season
Sherry Smith's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Sherry Smith ERA by Team
Sherry Smith's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sherry Smith ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Sherry 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.
Sherry Smith ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sherry 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.
Sherry Smith ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sherry 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.
