How Tom Waddell's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
Tom Waddell posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 5.09, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — 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.
Tom Waddell Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for Tom Waddell
| Tom Waddell
Defense Independent ERA |
|---|
| Career | 5.09 |
| Season Avg. | 5.09 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.09 |
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Tom Waddell Defense Independent ERA Per Season
Tom Waddell's Defense Independent ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, , or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Tom Waddell Defense Independent ERA by Team
Tom Waddell's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tom Waddell Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Tom Waddell'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.
Tom Waddell Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Tom Waddell'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.
Tom Waddell Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Tom Waddell'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.
