How Michael Lorenzen's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Michael Lorenzen has totaled 119 career Starts, above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — production that has kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Starts season came in 2025, posting 26, well above the starting pitcher average of 14.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2016 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 15.7 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Starts total has gone from 25 in 2023 to 24 in 2024 and 26 in 2025, holding steady over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 26 — though the career average has remained above league norms.

Michael Lorenzen Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Career11930.13
Season Avg.10.8230.13
162 Game Avg.48.8130.13
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Michael Lorenzen Starts Per Season

Michael Lorenzen'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.
Michael Lorenzen Starts per season line chart

Michael Lorenzen Starts by Team

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

Michael Lorenzen Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Michael Lorenzen'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.
Michael Lorenzen Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Michael Lorenzen Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Michael Lorenzen'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.
Michael Lorenzen Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Michael Lorenzen Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Michael Lorenzen'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.
Michael Lorenzen Starts season-by-season breakdown table