How John Van Benschoten's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

John Van Benschoten posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 6.18, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.03 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 3 seasons, the Defense Independent ERA arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 3 seasons of data, the Defense Independent ERA arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 3 seasons.

John Van Benschoten Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

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John Van Benschoten
Defense Independent ERA
Career6.18
Season Avg.6.18
162 Game Avg.6.18
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John Van Benschoten Defense Independent ERA Per Season

John Van Benschoten'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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
John Van Benschoten Defense Independent ERA per season line chart

John Van Benschoten Defense Independent ERA by Team

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

John Van Benschoten Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how John Van Benschoten'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.
John Van Benschoten Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

John Van Benschoten Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Van Benschoten'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.
John Van Benschoten Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Van Benschoten Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Van Benschoten'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.
John Van Benschoten Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table