How David Weathers's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

David Weathers posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 4.28, near the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 1998, posting 3.2, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.22 that year. The highest point came in 1992 at 6.9, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.98 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.67 in 2007 to 4.23 in 2008 and 5.35 in 2009. 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 18 seasons.

David Weathers Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

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David Weathers Defense Independent ERA Per Season

David Weathers'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.
David Weathers Defense Independent ERA per season line chart

David Weathers Defense Independent ERA by Team

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

David Weathers Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how David Weathers'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.
David Weathers Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

David Weathers Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David Weathers'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.
David Weathers Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

David Weathers Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David Weathers'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.
David Weathers Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table