How Josh Beckett's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Josh Beckett totaled 332 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 2006, posting 33, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.4 that year. The lowest point came in 2001 at 4, well below the starting pitcher average of 16.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 28 in 2012 to 8 in 2013 and 20 in 2014, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 4 to 33 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Josh Beckett Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Josh Beckett Starts Per Season

Josh Beckett'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, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Josh Beckett Starts per season line chart

Josh Beckett Starts by Team

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

Josh Beckett Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Josh Beckett'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.
Josh Beckett Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Josh Beckett Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Josh Beckett'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.
Josh Beckett Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Josh Beckett Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Josh Beckett'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.
Josh Beckett Starts season-by-season breakdown table