How Mark Fidrych's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Mark Fidrych totaled 56 career Starts, well below the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 1976, posting 29, well above the starting pitcher average of 18.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1978 at 3, well below the starting pitcher average of 18.6 that year. The Starts trended upward through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 3 in 1978 to 4 in 1979 and 9 in 1980, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 3 to 29 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mark Fidrych Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Mark Fidrych Starts Per Season

Mark Fidrych'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.
Mark Fidrych Starts per season line chart

Mark Fidrych Starts by Team

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

Mark Fidrych Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Mark Fidrych'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.
Mark Fidrych Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Mark Fidrych Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mark Fidrych'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.
Mark Fidrych Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mark Fidrych Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mark Fidrych'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.
Mark Fidrych Starts season-by-season breakdown table