How Brian Sweeney's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

Brian Sweeney posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 4.1, near the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. Across 4 seasons, the Defense Independent ERA arc showed a consistent if unspectacular start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 4 seasons of data, the Defense Independent ERA arc was in line with league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Defense Independent ERA profile — ranging from 2.14 to 4.49 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Brian Sweeney Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

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Brian Sweeney Defense Independent ERA Per Season

Brian Sweeney'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 Sweeney Defense Independent ERA per season line chart

Brian Sweeney Defense Independent ERA by Team

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

Brian Sweeney Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Brian Sweeney'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 Sweeney Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Brian Sweeney Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Brian Sweeney'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 Sweeney Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Brian Sweeney Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Brian Sweeney'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.
Brian Sweeney Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table