How Dave Jolly's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Dave Jolly totaled 1 career Starts, well below the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 1954, posting 1, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1953 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 5.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 0 in 1955 to 0 in 1956 and 0 in 1957, 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 1 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Dave Jolly Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.0.20.63
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Dave Jolly Starts Per Season

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

Dave Jolly Starts by Team

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

Dave Jolly Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Dave Jolly'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.
Dave Jolly Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Jolly Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Jolly'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.
Dave Jolly Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Jolly Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Jolly'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.
Dave Jolly Starts season-by-season breakdown table