How Austin Barnes's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Austin Barnes has totaled 428 career Starts as Fielder, well above the league average of 236.2 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 2019, posting 62, well above the league average of 32.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2016 at 7, well below the league average of 34.6 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Starts as Fielder total has gone from 52 in 2023 to 42 in 2024 and 12 in 2025, falling over the span. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 7 to 62 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Austin Barnes Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Games Started %
Career42884.09
Season Avg.38.9184.09
162 Game Avg.136.2284.09
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Austin Barnes Starts as Fielder Per Season

Austin Barnes's Starts as Fielder for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, C, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Austin Barnes Starts as Fielder per season line chart

Austin Barnes Starts as Fielder by Team

Austin Barnes's career Starts as Fielder totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Austin Barnes career Starts as Fielder by team bar chart

Austin Barnes Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Austin Barnes's career Starts as Fielder, 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.
Austin Barnes Starts as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Austin Barnes Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Austin Barnes's seasonal Starts as Fielder 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.
Austin Barnes Starts as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Austin Barnes Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Austin Barnes's MLB career with Starts as Fielder 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.
Austin Barnes Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table