How Travis Smith's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
Travis Smith posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 5.57, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.03 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 1998, posting 2.0, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.31 that year. The highest point came in 2004 at 6.52, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.45 that year. The Defense Independent ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 6.52 in 2004 to 3.94 in 2005 and 3.23 in 2006. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Defense Independent ERA profile — ranging from 2.0 to 6.52 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Travis Smith Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for Travis Smith
| Travis Smith
Defense Independent ERA |
|---|
| Career | 5.57 |
| Season Avg. | 5.57 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.57 |
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Travis Smith Defense Independent ERA Per Season
Travis Smith's Defense Independent 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.
Travis Smith Defense Independent ERA by Team
Travis Smith's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Travis Smith Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Travis 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.
Travis Smith Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Travis 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.
Travis Smith Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Travis 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.
