How Kyle Farnsworth's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Kyle Farnsworth totaled 26 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 1999, posting 21, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 that year. The lowest point came in 2001 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.4 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 21 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Kyle Farnsworth Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Kyle Farnsworth Starts Per Season

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

Kyle Farnsworth Starts by Team

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

Kyle Farnsworth Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Kyle Farnsworth'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.
Kyle Farnsworth Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Kyle Farnsworth Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Kyle Farnsworth'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.
Kyle Farnsworth Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Kyle Farnsworth Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Kyle Farnsworth'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.
Kyle Farnsworth Starts season-by-season breakdown table