How Jose Quintana's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Jose Quintana has totaled 357 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 2013, posting 33, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2021 at 10, well below the starting pitcher average of 13.7 that year. The Starts has trended upward over recent seasons. The Starts total has gone from 13 in 2023 to 31 in 2024 and 24 in 2025, rising over the span. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 10 to 33 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Jose Quintana Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.25.593.21
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Jose Quintana Starts Per Season

Jose Quintana'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, South America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jose Quintana Starts per season line chart

Jose Quintana Starts by Team

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

Jose Quintana Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Jose Quintana'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.
Jose Quintana Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Jose Quintana Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jose Quintana'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.
Jose Quintana Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jose Quintana Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jose Quintana'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.
Jose Quintana Starts season-by-season breakdown table