How Billy Buckner's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Billy Buckner totaled 24 career Starts, well below the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 2009, posting 13, well below the starting pitcher average of 16.5 that year. The lowest point came in 2008 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 16.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 3 in 2010 to 2 in 2013 and 1 in 2014, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 13 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Billy Buckner Starts Per Season

Billy Buckner'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.
Billy Buckner Starts per season line chart

Billy Buckner Starts by Team

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

Billy Buckner Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Billy Buckner'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.
Billy Buckner Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Billy Buckner Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Billy Buckner'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.
Billy Buckner Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Billy Buckner Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Billy Buckner'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.
Billy Buckner Starts season-by-season breakdown table