How Lance McCullers's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Lance McCullers totaled 9 career Starts, well below the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 1986, posting 7, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1985 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 2.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 1 in 1989 to 1 in 1990 and 0 in 1992, 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 7 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Lance McCullers Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Lance McCullers Starts Per Season

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

Lance McCullers Starts by Team

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

Lance McCullers Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Lance McCullers'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.
Lance McCullers Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Lance McCullers Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Lance McCullers'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.
Lance McCullers Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Lance McCullers Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Lance McCullers'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.
Lance McCullers Starts season-by-season breakdown table