How Robert Stephenson's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

Robert Stephenson has posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 4.39, near the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — a profile that tracks closely with league norms. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 2023, posting 2.96, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.83 that year. The highest point came in 2018 at 6.43, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.87 that year. The Defense Independent ERA has trended upward over recent seasons. The figure has moved from 4.12 in 2022 to 2.96 in 2023 and 3.5 in 2025. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Defense Independent ERA profile — ranging from 2.96 to 6.43 — though the career average has tracked near league norms.

Robert Stephenson Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

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Season Avg.4.39
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Robert Stephenson Defense Independent ERA Per Season

Robert Stephenson's Defense Independent ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Robert Stephenson Defense Independent ERA per season line chart

Robert Stephenson Defense Independent ERA by Team

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

Robert Stephenson Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Robert Stephenson'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.
Robert Stephenson Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Robert Stephenson Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Robert Stephenson'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.
Robert Stephenson Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Robert Stephenson Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Robert Stephenson'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.
Robert Stephenson Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table