How Theolic Smith's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Theolic Smith posted a career ERA of 4.95, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 1943, posting 2.76. The highest point came in 1938 at 7.06. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 7.06 in 1938 to 3.39 in 1939 and 2.76 in 1943. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.76 to 7.06 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Theolic Smith Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Theolic Smith
| Theolic Smith
ERA | Theolic Smith
Component ERA | Theolic Smith
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.95 | 4.5 | 4.01 |
| Season Avg. | 4.95 | 4.5 | 4.01 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.95 | 4.5 | 4.01 |
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Theolic Smith ERA Per Season
Theolic Smith's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro National League II, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Theolic Smith ERA by Team
Theolic Smith's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Theolic Smith ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Theolic 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.
Theolic Smith ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Theolic 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.
Theolic Smith ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Theolic 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.
