How Lyle Overbay's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Lyle Overbay totaled 1,333 career Starts as Fielder, well above the league average of 237.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 2008, posting 151, well above the league average of 36.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2012 at 23, well below the league average of 35.4 that year. The Starts as Fielder trended upward through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 23 in 2012 to 118 in 2013 and 64 in 2014, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 23 to 151 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Lyle Overbay Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Career133392.57
Season Avg.111.0892.57
162 Game Avg.149.9692.57
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Lyle Overbay Starts as Fielder Per Season

Lyle Overbay's Starts as Fielder for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Lyle Overbay Starts as Fielder per season line chart

Lyle Overbay Starts as Fielder by Team

Lyle Overbay's career Starts as Fielder totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lyle Overbay career Starts as Fielder by team bar chart

Lyle Overbay Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Lyle Overbay's career Starts as Fielder, 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.
Lyle Overbay Starts as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Lyle Overbay Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Lyle Overbay's seasonal Starts as Fielder 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.
Lyle Overbay Starts as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Lyle Overbay Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Lyle Overbay's MLB career with Starts as Fielder 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.
Lyle Overbay Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table