How Don Black's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players

Don Black totaled 21 career Games Finished, below the starting pitcher average of 24.3 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Games Finished season came in 1945, posting 7, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1944 at 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.7 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 5 in 1946 to 1 in 1947 and 3 in 1948, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 1 to 7 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Don Black Lifetime Games Finished

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Don Black Games Finished Per Season

Don Black's Games Finished 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.
Don Black Games Finished per season line chart

Don Black Games Finished by Team

Don Black's career Games Finished totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Black career Games Finished by team bar chart

Don Black Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression

A running total of Don Black's career Games Finished, 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.
Don Black Games Finished year-over-year waterfall chart

Don Black Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Don Black's seasonal Games Finished 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.
Don Black Games Finished distribution box chart versus comparable players

Don Black Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Don Black's MLB career with Games Finished 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.
Don Black Games Finished season-by-season breakdown table