How Wilson Alvarez's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Wilson Alvarez totaled 263 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1996, posting 35, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1989 at 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 17.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 12 in 2003 to 15 in 2004 and 2 in 2005, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 1 to 35 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Wilson Alvarez Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Wilson Alvarez Starts Per Season

Wilson Alvarez's Starts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, South America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Wilson Alvarez Starts per season line chart

Wilson Alvarez Starts by Team

Wilson Alvarez's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Wilson Alvarez career Starts by team bar chart

Wilson Alvarez Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Wilson Alvarez's career Starts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Wilson Alvarez Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Wilson Alvarez Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Wilson Alvarez's seasonal Starts 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.
Wilson Alvarez Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Wilson Alvarez Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Wilson Alvarez's MLB career with Starts 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.
Wilson Alvarez Starts season-by-season breakdown table