How Mark Fidrych's Runs Compares to Similar Players

Mark Fidrych totaled 163 career Runs, well below the starting pitcher average of 382.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Runs season came in 1978, posting 6, well below the starting pitcher average of 62.6 that year. The highest point came in 1976 at 76, well above the starting pitcher average of 62.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 6 in 1978 to 17 in 1979 and 35 in 1980, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 6 to 76 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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Mark Fidrych Runs Per Season

Mark Fidrych's Runs 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 Runs per season line chart

Mark Fidrych Runs by Team

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

Mark Fidrych Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Mark Fidrych's career Runs, 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 Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Mark Fidrych Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mark Fidrych's seasonal Runs 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 Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mark Fidrych Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mark Fidrych's MLB career with Runs 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 Runs season-by-season breakdown table