How Tom Griffin's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Tom Griffin totaled 191 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 1974, posting 34, well above the starting pitcher average of 18.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1979 at 3, well below the starting pitcher average of 17.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 4 in 1980 to 22 in 1981 and 4 in 1982, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 3 to 34 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Tom Griffin Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Tom Griffin Starts Per Season

Tom Griffin'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.
Tom Griffin Starts per season line chart

Tom Griffin Starts by Team

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

Tom Griffin Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Tom Griffin'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.
Tom Griffin Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Tom Griffin Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tom Griffin'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.
Tom Griffin Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tom Griffin Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tom Griffin'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.
Tom Griffin Starts season-by-season breakdown table