Chicago Whales Defense Independent ERA Charts and Records
About Defense Independent ERA
Defense-Independent Component ERA (dERA) is a variation of component ERA, a metric used to forecast ERA based on other pitching statistics. Defense-Independent Component ERA removes a pitcher's defensive statistics and focuses only on their pitching statistics. Generally, for Defense Independent ERA, lower is better. (Source)
Top Chicago Whales Players by Defense Independent ERA
Which Chicago Whales players rank highest in Defense Independent ERA? Below are the top ten by single season and by career totals with the team, requiring at least 50 innings pitched for a season record, or 100 innings pitched for a career record with the team.


Chicago Whales Defense Independent ERA Per Season
Chicago Whales's Defense Independent ERA for each season of their history, plotted alongside yearly averages for MLB, the Federal League, and the Federal League.

Chicago Whales Defense Independent ERA Season Distribution vs. MLB and Peers
Each box summarizes Defense Independent ERA across all seasons, comparing the Chicago Whales to MLB as a whole, the Federal League, and the Federal League. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max values.

Chicago Whales Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart showing how the Chicago Whales's Defense Independent ERA shifted season over season. Each bar represents the change from the previous year, making it easy to spot peak and decline phases.

Chicago Whales Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Chicago Whales's history with Defense Independent ERA alongside yearly averages for MLB, the Federal League, and the Federal League. Career totals include sum, average, minimum, maximum, and median.
