How Brian Stokes's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
Brian Stokes posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 4.93, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 2006, posting 4.08, near the relief pitcher average of 4.22 that year. The highest point came in 2010 at 7.26, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.88 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.11 in 2008 to 4.54 in 2009 and 7.26 in 2010. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 5 seasons.
Brian Stokes Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for Brian Stokes
| Brian Stokes
Defense Independent ERA |
|---|
| Career | 4.93 |
| Season Avg. | 4.93 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.93 |
| More Info | See More |
Brian Stokes Defense Independent ERA Per Season
Brian Stokes'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, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Brian Stokes Defense Independent ERA by Team
Brian Stokes's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Brian Stokes Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Brian Stokes'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.
Brian Stokes Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Brian Stokes'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.
Brian Stokes Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Brian Stokes'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.
