How Benny Distefano's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Benny Distefano totaled 62 career Starts as Fielder, well below the league average of 236.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 1989, posting 31, well below the league average of 39.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1986 at 5, well below the league average of 40.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 6 in 1988 to 31 in 1989 and 7 in 1992, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 5 to 31 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Benny Distefano Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Games Started %
Career6250
Season Avg.12.450
162 Game Avg.8150
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Benny Distefano Starts as Fielder Per Season

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

Benny Distefano Starts as Fielder by Team

Benny Distefano's career Starts as Fielder totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Benny Distefano career Starts as Fielder by team bar chart

Benny Distefano Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Benny Distefano's career Starts as Fielder, 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.
Benny Distefano Starts as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Benny Distefano Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Benny Distefano's seasonal Starts as Fielder 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.
Benny Distefano Starts as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Benny Distefano Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Benny Distefano's MLB career with Starts as Fielder 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.
Benny Distefano Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table