How Ed Linke's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Ed Linke totaled 43 career Starts, well below the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 1935, posting 22, well above the starting pitcher average of 12.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1933 at 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 13.6 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 6 in 1936 to 7 in 1937 and 2 in 1938, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 2 to 22 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Ed Linke Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Career4335.83
Season Avg.7.1735.83
162 Game Avg.58.0535.83
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Ed Linke Starts Per Season

Ed Linke'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.
Ed Linke Starts per season line chart

Ed Linke Starts by Team

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

Ed Linke Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Ed Linke'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.
Ed Linke Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Ed Linke Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ed Linke'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.
Ed Linke Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ed Linke Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ed Linke'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.
Ed Linke Starts season-by-season breakdown table