How Rich Gale's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Rich Gale totaled 144 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 1979, posting 31, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1984 at 4, well below the starting pitcher average of 18.7 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 29 in 1982 to 7 in 1983 and 4 in 1984, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 4 to 31 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Rich Gale Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Rich Gale
| Rich Gale
Starts | Rich Gale
Games Started % |
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| Career | 144 | 73.85 |
| Season Avg. | 20.57 | 73.85 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 119.63 | 73.85 |
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Rich Gale Starts Per Season
Rich Gale'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.
Rich Gale Starts by Team
Rich Gale's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rich Gale Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Rich Gale'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.
Rich Gale Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rich Gale'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.
Rich Gale Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rich Gale'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.
