How Luther McDonald's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Luther McDonald totaled 58 career Starts, well below the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 1927, posting 15. The lowest point came in 1935 at 2, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 15 in 1930 to 9 in 1931 and 2 in 1935, 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 15 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Luther McDonald Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Luther McDonald
| Luther McDonald
Starts | Luther McDonald
Games Started % |
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| Career | 58 | 58.59 |
| Season Avg. | 9.67 | 58.59 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 94.91 | 58.59 |
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Luther McDonald Starts Per Season
Luther McDonald's Starts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Luther McDonald Starts by Team
Luther McDonald's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Luther McDonald Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Luther McDonald'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.
Luther McDonald Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Luther McDonald'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.
Luther McDonald Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Luther McDonald'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.
