How Doug Fister's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Doug Fister totaled 226 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 2013, posting 32, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2009 at 10, well below the starting pitcher average of 16.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 32 in 2016 to 15 in 2017 and 12 in 2018, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 10 to 32 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Doug Fister Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Doug Fister Starts Per Season

Doug Fister'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.
Doug Fister Starts per season line chart

Doug Fister Starts by Team

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

Doug Fister Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Doug Fister'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.
Doug Fister Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Doug Fister Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Doug Fister'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.
Doug Fister Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Doug Fister Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Doug Fister'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.
Doug Fister Starts season-by-season breakdown table