How Satchel Paige's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Satchel Paige totaled 207 career Starts as Fielder, below the league average of 237.7 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 1943, posting 23. The lowest point came in 1948 at 0, well below the league average of 2.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 0 in 1952 to 0 in 1953 and 1 in 1965, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 0 to 23 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Satchel Paige Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Satchel Paige Starts as Fielder Per Season

Satchel Paige'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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Satchel Paige Starts as Fielder per season line chart

Satchel Paige Starts as Fielder by Team

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

Satchel Paige Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Satchel Paige'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.
Satchel Paige Starts as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Satchel Paige Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Satchel Paige'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.
Satchel Paige Starts as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Satchel Paige Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Satchel Paige'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.
Satchel Paige Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table