How Michael Jackson's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Michael Jackson totaled 7 career Starts, well below the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 1987, posting 7, well above the relief pitcher average of 2.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1986 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 0 in 2001 to 0 in 2002 and 0 in 2004, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 7 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Michael Jackson Starts Per Season

Michael Jackson's Starts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Michael Jackson Starts per season line chart

Michael Jackson Starts by Team

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

Michael Jackson Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Michael Jackson'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.
Michael Jackson Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Michael Jackson Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Michael Jackson'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.
Michael Jackson Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Michael Jackson Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Michael Jackson'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.
Michael Jackson Starts season-by-season breakdown table