How Aaron Nola's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Aaron Nola has totaled 285 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Starts season came in 2019, posting 34, well above the starting pitcher average of 14.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2015 at 13, well below the starting pitcher average of 16.3 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Starts total has gone from 32 in 2023 to 33 in 2024 and 17 in 2025, falling over the span. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 13 to 34 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Aaron Nola Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Aaron Nola Starts Per Season

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

Aaron Nola Starts by Team

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

Aaron Nola Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Aaron Nola'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.
Aaron Nola Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Aaron Nola Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Aaron Nola'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.
Aaron Nola Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Aaron Nola Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Aaron Nola'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.
Aaron Nola Starts season-by-season breakdown table