How Rafael Montero's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Rafael Montero has totaled 30 career Starts, well above the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Starts season came in 2017, posting 18, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2019 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.0 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Starts total has gone from 0 in 2023 to 0 in 2024 and 0 in 2025, holding steady over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 18 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Rafael Montero Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Games Started %
Career307.89
Season Avg.2.737.89
162 Game Avg.12.797.89
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Rafael Montero Starts Per Season

Rafael Montero'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, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Rafael Montero Starts per season line chart

Rafael Montero Starts by Team

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

Rafael Montero Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Rafael Montero'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.
Rafael Montero Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Rafael Montero Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rafael Montero'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.
Rafael Montero Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rafael Montero Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rafael Montero'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.
Rafael Montero Starts season-by-season breakdown table