How Theolic Smith's Component ERA Compares to Similar Players

Theolic Smith posted a career Component ERA of 4.5, above the starting pitcher average of 3.83 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Component ERA season came in 1943, posting 2.44. The highest point came in 1938 at 7.42. The Component ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 7.42 in 1938 to 3.66 in 1939 and 2.44 in 1943. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Component ERA profile — ranging from 2.44 to 7.42 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Theolic Smith Lifetime Component ERA

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Theolic Smith Component ERA Per Season

Theolic Smith's Component 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 Component ERA per season line chart

Theolic Smith Component ERA by Team

Theolic Smith's career Component ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Theolic Smith career Component ERA by team bar chart

Theolic Smith Component ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Theolic Smith's career Component 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 Component ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Theolic Smith Component ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Theolic Smith's seasonal Component 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 Component ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Theolic Smith Component ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Theolic Smith's MLB career with Component 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.
Theolic Smith Component ERA season-by-season breakdown table