How Sad Sam Jones's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Sad Sam Jones totaled 487 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 1921, posting 38, well above the starting pitcher average of 14.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1914 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 17.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 25 in 1933 to 26 in 1934 and 19 in 1935, 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 38 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Sad Sam Jones Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Career48775.27
Season Avg.22.1475.27
162 Game Avg.121.9475.27
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Sad Sam Jones Starts Per Season

Sad Sam Jones'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.
Sad Sam Jones Starts per season line chart

Sad Sam Jones Starts by Team

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

Sad Sam Jones Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Sad Sam Jones'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.
Sad Sam Jones Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Sad Sam Jones Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sad Sam Jones'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.
Sad Sam Jones Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sad Sam Jones Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sad Sam Jones'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.
Sad Sam Jones Starts season-by-season breakdown table