How Nick Blackburn's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Nick Blackburn totaled 137 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 2008, posting 33, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2007 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 16.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 26 in 2010 to 26 in 2011 and 19 in 2012, 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 33 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Nick Blackburn Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Nick Blackburn Starts Per Season

Nick Blackburn'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.
Nick Blackburn Starts per season line chart

Nick Blackburn Starts by Team

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

Nick Blackburn Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Nick Blackburn'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.
Nick Blackburn Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Nick Blackburn Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Nick Blackburn'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.
Nick Blackburn Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Nick Blackburn Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Nick Blackburn'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.
Nick Blackburn Starts season-by-season breakdown table