How Bob Cain's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Bob Cain totaled 89 career Starts, below the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Starts season came in 1952, posting 27, well above the starting pitcher average of 14.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1949 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 15.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 26 in 1951 to 27 in 1952 and 13 in 1953, 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 27 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Bob Cain Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.17.863.57
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Bob Cain Starts Per Season

Bob Cain'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.
Bob Cain Starts per season line chart

Bob Cain Starts by Team

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

Bob Cain Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Bob Cain'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.
Bob Cain Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Cain Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Cain'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.
Bob Cain Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Cain Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Cain'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.
Bob Cain Starts season-by-season breakdown table