How Brian Matusz's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Brian Matusz totaled 69 career Starts, well above the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 2010, posting 32, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.0 that year. The lowest point came in 2013 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.1 that year. The Starts trended upward through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 0 in 2014 to 0 in 2015 and 1 in 2016, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 32 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Brian Matusz Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Brian Matusz Starts Per Season

Brian Matusz's Starts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Brian Matusz Starts per season line chart

Brian Matusz Starts by Team

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

Brian Matusz Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Brian Matusz'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.
Brian Matusz Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Brian Matusz Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Brian Matusz'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.
Brian Matusz Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Brian Matusz Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Brian Matusz'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.
Brian Matusz Starts season-by-season breakdown table