How Ray Narleski's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Ray Narleski totaled 52 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 1958, posting 24, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1956 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 15 in 1957 to 24 in 1958 and 10 in 1959, 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 24 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ray Narleski Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Ray Narleski Starts Per Season

Ray Narleski'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.
Ray Narleski Starts per season line chart

Ray Narleski Starts by Team

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

Ray Narleski Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Ray Narleski'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.
Ray Narleski Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Ray Narleski Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ray Narleski'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.
Ray Narleski Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ray Narleski Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ray Narleski'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.
Ray Narleski Starts season-by-season breakdown table