How Shaun Marcum's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Shaun Marcum totaled 167 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 2011, posting 33, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2005 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 17.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 21 in 2012 to 12 in 2013 and 6 in 2015, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 33 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Shaun Marcum Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Shaun Marcum Starts Per Season

Shaun Marcum'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.
Shaun Marcum Starts per season line chart

Shaun Marcum Starts by Team

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

Shaun Marcum Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Shaun Marcum'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.
Shaun Marcum Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Shaun Marcum Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Shaun Marcum'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.
Shaun Marcum Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Shaun Marcum Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Shaun Marcum'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.
Shaun Marcum Starts season-by-season breakdown table