How Don Black's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Don Black totaled 113 career Starts, near the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Starts season came in 1947, posting 28, well above the starting pitcher average of 11.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1946 at 4, well below the starting pitcher average of 9.6 that year. The Starts trended upward through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 4 in 1946 to 28 in 1947 and 10 in 1948, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 4 to 28 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Don Black Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Don Black Starts Per Season

Don 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.
Don Black Starts per season line chart

Don Black Starts by Team

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

Don Black Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Don 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.
Don Black Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Don Black Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Don 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.
Don Black Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Don Black Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Don 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.
Don Black Starts season-by-season breakdown table