How Ross Grimsley's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Ross Grimsley totaled 295 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 39, well above the starting pitcher average of 18.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1982 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 18.6 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 27 in 1979 to 18 in 1980 and 0 in 1982, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 39 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ross Grimsley Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Career29585.51
Season Avg.26.8285.51
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Ross Grimsley Starts Per Season

Ross Grimsley'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.
Ross Grimsley Starts per season line chart

Ross Grimsley Starts by Team

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

Ross Grimsley Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Ross Grimsley'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.
Ross Grimsley Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Ross Grimsley Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ross Grimsley'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.
Ross Grimsley Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ross Grimsley Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ross Grimsley'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.
Ross Grimsley Starts season-by-season breakdown table