How Scott Kazmir's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Scott Kazmir totaled 301 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 2007, posting 34, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.0 that year. The lowest point came in 2011 at 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 17.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 31 in 2015 to 26 in 2016 and 4 in 2021, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 1 to 34 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Scott Kazmir Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Scott Kazmir Starts Per Season

Scott Kazmir'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.
Scott Kazmir Starts per season line chart

Scott Kazmir Starts by Team

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

Scott Kazmir Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Scott Kazmir'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.
Scott Kazmir Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Scott Kazmir Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Scott Kazmir'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.
Scott Kazmir Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Scott Kazmir Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Scott Kazmir'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.
Scott Kazmir Starts season-by-season breakdown table