How John Danks's Starts Compares to Similar Players

John Danks totaled 247 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 2008, posting 33, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2016 at 4, well below the starting pitcher average of 15.7 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 32 in 2014 to 30 in 2015 and 4 in 2016, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 4 to 33 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

John Danks Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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John Danks Starts Per Season

John Danks'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.
John Danks Starts per season line chart

John Danks Starts by Team

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

John Danks Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of John Danks'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.
John Danks Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

John Danks Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Danks'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.
John Danks Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Danks Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Danks'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.
John Danks Starts season-by-season breakdown table