How Mickey Lolich's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Mickey Lolich totaled 496 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 1971, posting 45, well above the starting pitcher average of 18.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1978 at 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 18.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 30 in 1976 to 2 in 1978 and 5 in 1979, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 2 to 45 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Mickey Lolich Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Mickey Lolich Starts Per Season

Mickey Lolich'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.
Mickey Lolich Starts per season line chart

Mickey Lolich Starts by Team

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

Mickey Lolich Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Mickey Lolich'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.
Mickey Lolich Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Mickey Lolich Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mickey Lolich'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.
Mickey Lolich Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mickey Lolich Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mickey Lolich'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.
Mickey Lolich Starts season-by-season breakdown table