How Mike Birkbeck's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Mike Birkbeck totaled 51 career Starts, well below the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 1988, posting 23, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1992 at 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 17.4 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 9 in 1989 to 1 in 1992 and 4 in 1995, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 1 to 23 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mike Birkbeck Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Mike Birkbeck Starts Per Season

Mike Birkbeck'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.
Mike Birkbeck Starts per season line chart

Mike Birkbeck Starts by Team

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

Mike Birkbeck Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Mike Birkbeck'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.
Mike Birkbeck Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Birkbeck Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Birkbeck'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.
Mike Birkbeck Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Birkbeck Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Birkbeck'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.
Mike Birkbeck Starts season-by-season breakdown table