How Dick Pole's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Dick Pole totaled 77 career Starts, well below the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 1977, posting 24, well above the starting pitcher average of 18.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1974 at 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 18.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 15 in 1976 to 24 in 1977 and 18 in 1978, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 2 to 24 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Dick Pole Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Dick Pole Starts Per Season

Dick Pole's Starts 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.
Dick Pole Starts per season line chart

Dick Pole Starts by Team

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

Dick Pole Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Dick Pole'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.
Dick Pole Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Dick Pole Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dick Pole'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.
Dick Pole Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dick Pole Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dick Pole'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.
Dick Pole Starts season-by-season breakdown table