How Buddy Black's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Buddy Black totaled 296 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 1984, posting 35, well above the starting pitcher average of 18.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1981 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 12.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 28 in 1992 to 16 in 1993 and 10 in 1995, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 35 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Buddy Black Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Buddy Black
| Buddy Black
Starts | Buddy Black
Games Started % |
|---|
| Career | 296 | 74.37 |
| Season Avg. | 19.73 | 74.37 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 120.48 | 74.37 |
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Buddy Black Starts Per Season
Buddy Black'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.
Buddy Black Starts by Team
Buddy Black's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Buddy Black Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Buddy Black'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.
Buddy Black Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Buddy Black'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.
Buddy Black Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Buddy Black'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.
