How Jim Deshaies's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Jim Deshaies totaled 253 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 1989, posting 34, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1985 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 18.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 15 in 1992 to 31 in 1993 and 2 in 1995, 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 34 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Jim Deshaies Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Jim Deshaies Starts Per Season

Jim Deshaies'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.
Jim Deshaies Starts per season line chart

Jim Deshaies Starts by Team

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

Jim Deshaies Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Jim Deshaies'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.
Jim Deshaies Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Deshaies Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Deshaies'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.
Jim Deshaies Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Deshaies Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Deshaies'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.
Jim Deshaies Starts season-by-season breakdown table