How Dennis Springer's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

Dennis Springer posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 5.6, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.03 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 1995, posting 4.75, near the starting pitcher average of 4.33 that year. The highest point came in 1996 at 6.5, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.42 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 6.0 in 2000 to 5.11 in 2001 and 6.0 in 2002. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 8 seasons.

Dennis Springer Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

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Dennis Springer Defense Independent ERA Per Season

Dennis Springer'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.
Dennis Springer Defense Independent ERA per season line chart

Dennis Springer Defense Independent ERA by Team

Dennis Springer's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dennis Springer career Defense Independent ERA by team bar chart

Dennis Springer Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Dennis Springer'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.
Dennis Springer Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Dennis Springer Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dennis Springer'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.
Dennis Springer Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dennis Springer Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dennis Springer'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.
Dennis Springer Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table