How Dean Thomas's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Dean Thomas posted a career ERA of 5.49, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 2 seasons, the ERA arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the ERA arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. The ERA profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 2 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.
Dean Thomas Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Dean Thomas
| Dean Thomas
ERA | Dean Thomas
Component ERA | Dean Thomas
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 5.49 | 4.45 | 4.14 |
| Season Avg. | 5.49 | 4.45 | 4.14 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.49 | 4.45 | 4.14 |
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Dean Thomas ERA Per Season
Dean Thomas's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dean Thomas ERA by Team
Dean Thomas's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dean Thomas ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Dean Thomas's career 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.
Dean Thomas ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dean Thomas's seasonal 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.
Dean Thomas ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dean Thomas's MLB career with 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.
