How Lou Kretlow's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Lou Kretlow totaled 104 career Starts, near the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Starts season came in 1954, posting 20, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1946 at 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 9.6 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 20 in 1954 to 5 in 1955 and 20 in 1956, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 1 to 20 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Lou Kretlow Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Lou Kretlow Starts Per Season

Lou Kretlow'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.
Lou Kretlow Starts per season line chart

Lou Kretlow Starts by Team

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

Lou Kretlow Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Lou Kretlow'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.
Lou Kretlow Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Lou Kretlow Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Lou Kretlow'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.
Lou Kretlow Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Lou Kretlow Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Lou Kretlow'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.
Lou Kretlow Starts season-by-season breakdown table