How Chris Stratton's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

Chris Stratton has posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 3.95, near the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — a profile that tracks closely with league norms. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 2022, posting 3.21, below the relief pitcher average of 3.7 that year. The highest point came in 2025 at 4.81, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.84 that year, a partial season. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The figure has moved from 3.28 in 2023 to 4.46 in 2024 and 4.81 in 2025. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average has tracked near league norms across 9 seasons.

Chris Stratton Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

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Chris Stratton Defense Independent ERA Per Season

Chris Stratton'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.
Chris Stratton Defense Independent ERA per season line chart

Chris Stratton Defense Independent ERA by Team

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

Chris Stratton Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Chris Stratton'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.
Chris Stratton Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Chris Stratton Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Chris Stratton'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.
Chris Stratton Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Chris Stratton Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Chris Stratton'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.
Chris Stratton Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table