How Clayton Richard's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Clayton Richard totaled 210 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 2010, posting 33, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2015 at 3, well below the starting pitcher average of 16.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 32 in 2017 to 27 in 2018 and 10 in 2019, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 3 to 33 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Clayton Richard Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Clayton Richard
| Clayton Richard
Starts | Clayton Richard
Games Started % |
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| Career | 210 | 76.36 |
| Season Avg. | 19.09 | 76.36 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 123.71 | 76.36 |
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Clayton Richard Starts Per Season
Clayton Richard'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, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Clayton Richard Starts by Team
Clayton Richard's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Clayton Richard Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Clayton Richard'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.
Clayton Richard Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Clayton Richard'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.
Clayton Richard Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Clayton Richard'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.
