How Alex Cobb's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Alex Cobb totaled 233 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 2017, posting 29, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.1 that year. The lowest point came in 2019 at 3, well below the starting pitcher average of 14.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 28 in 2022 to 28 in 2023 and 3 in 2024, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 3 to 29 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Alex Cobb Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Alex Cobb Starts Per Season

Alex Cobb'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.
Alex Cobb Starts per season line chart

Alex Cobb Starts by Team

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

Alex Cobb Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Alex Cobb'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.
Alex Cobb Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Alex Cobb Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Alex Cobb'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.
Alex Cobb Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Alex Cobb Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Alex Cobb'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.
Alex Cobb Starts season-by-season breakdown table