How Ed Linke's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players

Ed Linke totaled 44 career Games Finished, well above the starting pitcher average of 24.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Finished season came in 1937, posting 18, well above the starting pitcher average of 5.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1933 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 5.6 that year. The Games Finished trended upward through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 4 in 1936 to 18 in 1937 and 12 in 1938, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 0 to 18 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ed Linke Lifetime Games Finished

Stats similar to Games Finished for Ed Linke
Ed Linke
Games Finished
Career44
Season Avg.7.33
162 Game Avg.59.4
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Ed Linke Games Finished Per Season

Ed Linke's Games Finished 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.
Ed Linke Games Finished per season line chart

Ed Linke Games Finished by Team

Ed Linke's career Games Finished totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ed Linke career Games Finished by team bar chart

Ed Linke Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression

A running total of Ed Linke's career Games Finished, 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.
Ed Linke Games Finished year-over-year waterfall chart

Ed Linke Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ed Linke's seasonal Games Finished 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.
Ed Linke Games Finished distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ed Linke Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ed Linke's MLB career with Games Finished 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.
Ed Linke Games Finished season-by-season breakdown table