How Byron Buxton's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Byron Buxton has totaled 709 career Starts as Fielder, well above the league average of 237.7 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 2017, posting 131, well above the league average of 33.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2018 at 26, below the league average of 31.9 that year. The Starts as Fielder has trended upward over recent seasons. The Starts as Fielder total has gone from 52 in 2022 to 87 in 2024 and 118 in 2025, rising over the span. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 26 to 131 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Byron Buxton Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Byron Buxton Starts as Fielder Per Season

Byron Buxton's Starts as Fielder for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, CF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Byron Buxton Starts as Fielder per season line chart

Byron Buxton Starts as Fielder by Team

Byron Buxton's career Starts as Fielder totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Byron Buxton career Starts as Fielder by team bar chart

Byron Buxton Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Byron Buxton's career Starts as Fielder, 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.
Byron Buxton Starts as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Byron Buxton Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Byron Buxton's seasonal Starts as Fielder 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.
Byron Buxton Starts as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Byron Buxton Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Byron Buxton's MLB career with Starts as Fielder 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.
Byron Buxton Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table