How Kevin Whelan's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
Kevin Whelan posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 17.33, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 2 seasons, the Defense Independent ERA arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the Defense Independent ERA arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Defense Independent ERA profile — ranging from 10.8 to 25.5 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Kevin Whelan Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for Kevin Whelan
| Kevin Whelan
Defense Independent ERA |
|---|
| Career | 17.33 |
| Season Avg. | 17.33 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 17.33 |
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Kevin Whelan Defense Independent ERA Per Season
Kevin Whelan'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, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Kevin Whelan Defense Independent ERA by Team
Kevin Whelan's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Kevin Whelan Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Kevin Whelan'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.
Kevin Whelan Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Kevin Whelan'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.
Kevin Whelan Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Kevin Whelan'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.
