How Bruce Howard's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Bruce Howard totaled 75 career Starts, well below the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 1965, posting 22, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1963 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 16.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 21 in 1966 to 17 in 1967 and 12 in 1968, 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 22 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Bruce Howard Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Bruce Howard Starts Per Season

Bruce Howard'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.
Bruce Howard Starts per season line chart

Bruce Howard Starts by Team

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

Bruce Howard Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Bruce Howard'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.
Bruce Howard Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Bruce Howard Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bruce Howard'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.
Bruce Howard Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bruce Howard Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bruce Howard'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.
Bruce Howard Starts season-by-season breakdown table