How Mike Hampton's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Mike Hampton totaled 355 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 1997, posting 34, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.5 that year. The lowest point came in 2010 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 17.6 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 13 in 2008 to 21 in 2009 and 0 in 2010, 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 34 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Mike Hampton Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Career35584.73
Season Avg.22.1984.73
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Mike Hampton Starts Per Season

Mike Hampton'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.
Mike Hampton Starts per season line chart

Mike Hampton Starts by Team

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

Mike Hampton Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Mike Hampton'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.
Mike Hampton Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Hampton Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Hampton'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.
Mike Hampton Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Hampton Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Hampton'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.
Mike Hampton Starts season-by-season breakdown table