How David Phelps's Starts Compares to Similar Players

David Phelps totaled 67 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 2015, posting 19, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2017 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 1 in 2019 to 1 in 2021 and 1 in 2022, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 19 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

David Phelps Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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David Phelps Starts Per Season

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

David Phelps Starts by Team

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

David Phelps Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of David Phelps'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.
David Phelps Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

David Phelps Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David Phelps'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.
David Phelps Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

David Phelps Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David Phelps'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.
David Phelps Starts season-by-season breakdown table