How Bob Kipper's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Bob Kipper totaled 45 career Starts, well above the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1987, posting 20, well above the relief pitcher average of 2.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1988 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 1 in 1990 to 0 in 1991 and 0 in 1992, 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 20 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bob Kipper Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.5.6316.61
162 Game Avg.26.916.61
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Bob Kipper Starts Per Season

Bob Kipper'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.
Bob Kipper Starts per season line chart

Bob Kipper Starts by Team

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

Bob Kipper Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Bob Kipper'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.
Bob Kipper Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Kipper Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Kipper'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.
Bob Kipper Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Kipper Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Kipper'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.
Bob Kipper Starts season-by-season breakdown table