How Jacoby Ellsbury's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Jacoby Ellsbury totaled 1,154 career Starts as Fielder, well above the league average of 237.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 2011, posting 152, well above the league average of 36.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2010 at 18, well below the league average of 37.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 106 in 2015 to 138 in 2016 and 90 in 2017, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 18 to 152 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Jacoby Ellsbury Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Jacoby Ellsbury Starts as Fielder Per Season

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

Jacoby Ellsbury Starts as Fielder by Team

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

Jacoby Ellsbury Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Jacoby Ellsbury'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.
Jacoby Ellsbury Starts as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Jacoby Ellsbury Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jacoby Ellsbury'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.
Jacoby Ellsbury Starts as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jacoby Ellsbury Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jacoby Ellsbury'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.
Jacoby Ellsbury Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table