How Dave Tobik's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Dave Tobik posted a career ERA of 3.7, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1981, posting 2.69, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.53 that year. The highest point came in 1985 at 6.0, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.9 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.68 in 1983 to 3.61 in 1984 and 6.0 in 1985. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 8 seasons.
Dave Tobik Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Dave Tobik
| Dave Tobik ERA | Dave Tobik Component ERA | Dave Tobik Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.7 | 3.46 | 4.33 |
| Season Avg. | 3.7 | 3.46 | 4.33 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.7 | 3.46 | 4.33 |
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Dave Tobik ERA Per Season
Dave Tobik's 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.
Dave Tobik ERA by Team
Dave Tobik's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dave Tobik ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Dave Tobik'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.
Dave Tobik ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dave Tobik'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.
Dave Tobik ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dave Tobik'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.