How Ralph Birkofer's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Ralph Birkofer totaled 64 career Starts, well below the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 1934, posting 24, well above the starting pitcher average of 13.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1937 at 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 11.7 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 18 in 1935 to 13 in 1936 and 1 in 1937, 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 24 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Ralph Birkofer Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Ralph Birkofer Starts Per Season

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

Ralph Birkofer Starts by Team

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

Ralph Birkofer Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Ralph Birkofer'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.
Ralph Birkofer Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Ralph Birkofer Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ralph Birkofer'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.
Ralph Birkofer Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ralph Birkofer Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ralph Birkofer'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.
Ralph Birkofer Starts season-by-season breakdown table