How Shane Bieber's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Shane Bieber has totaled 141 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Starts season came in 2019, posting 33, well above the starting pitcher average of 14.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2024 at 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 14.3 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Starts total has gone from 21 in 2023 to 2 in 2024 and 7 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 profile — ranging from 2 to 33 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Shane Bieber Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

Stats similar to Starts for Shane Bieber
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Season Avg.17.6398.6
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Shane Bieber Starts Per Season

Shane Bieber'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.
Shane Bieber Starts per season line chart

Shane Bieber Starts by Team

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

Shane Bieber Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Shane Bieber'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.
Shane Bieber Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Shane Bieber Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Shane Bieber'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.
Shane Bieber Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Shane Bieber Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Shane Bieber'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.
Shane Bieber Starts season-by-season breakdown table