How Jose Mercedes's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Jose Mercedes totaled 79 career Starts, well below the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 2001, posting 31, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1995 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 14.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 20 in 2000 to 31 in 2001 and 0 in 2003, 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 31 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Jose Mercedes Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Jose Mercedes
| Jose Mercedes
Starts | Jose Mercedes
Games Started % |
|---|
| Career | 79 | 54.48 |
| Season Avg. | 9.88 | 54.48 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 88.26 | 54.48 |
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Jose Mercedes Starts Per Season
Jose Mercedes'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, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jose Mercedes Starts by Team
Jose Mercedes's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jose Mercedes Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Jose Mercedes'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.
Jose Mercedes Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jose Mercedes'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.
Jose Mercedes Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jose Mercedes'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.
