How Drew Smyly's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Drew Smyly posted a career ERA of 4.2, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 2013, posting 2.37, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.96 that year. The highest point came in 2019 at 6.24, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.48 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.47 in 2022 to 5.0 in 2023 and 3.84 in 2024. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.37 to 6.24 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Drew Smyly Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Drew Smyly
| Drew Smyly
ERA | Drew Smyly
Component ERA | Drew Smyly
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.2 | 4.12 | 4.25 |
| Season Avg. | 4.2 | 4.12 | 4.25 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.2 | 4.12 | 4.25 |
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Drew Smyly ERA Per Season
Drew Smyly'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.
Drew Smyly ERA by Team
Drew Smyly's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Drew Smyly ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Drew Smyly'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.
Drew Smyly ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Drew Smyly'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.
Drew Smyly ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Drew Smyly'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.
