How Scott Downs's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Scott Downs totaled 50 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 2000, posting 19, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 that year. The lowest point came in 2007 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 0 in 2012 to 0 in 2013 and 0 in 2014, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 19 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Scott Downs Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.3.858.08
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Scott Downs Starts Per Season

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

Scott Downs Starts by Team

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

Scott Downs Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Scott Downs'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.
Scott Downs Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Scott Downs Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Scott Downs'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.
Scott Downs Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Scott Downs Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Scott Downs'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.
Scott Downs Starts season-by-season breakdown table