How Ice Box Chamberlain's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Ice Box Chamberlain totaled 301 career Starts, well above the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1889, posting 51, well above the relief pitcher average of 26.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1896 at 2, well below the relief pitcher average of 22.4 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 27 in 1893 to 22 in 1894 and 2 in 1896, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 2 to 51 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ice Box Chamberlain Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Games Started %
Career30193.77
Season Avg.30.193.77
162 Game Avg.151.9193.77
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Ice Box Chamberlain Starts Per Season

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

Ice Box Chamberlain Starts by Team

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

Ice Box Chamberlain Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Ice Box Chamberlain'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.
Ice Box Chamberlain Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Ice Box Chamberlain Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ice Box Chamberlain'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.
Ice Box Chamberlain Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ice Box Chamberlain Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ice Box Chamberlain'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.
Ice Box Chamberlain Starts season-by-season breakdown table