How Jay Ritchie's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Jay Ritchie totaled 2 career Starts, well below the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 1968, posting 2, below the relief pitcher average of 2.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1964 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 2.4 that year. The Starts trended upward through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 0 in 1966 to 0 in 1967 and 2 in 1968, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Jay Ritchie Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Jay Ritchie
| Jay Ritchie
Starts | Jay Ritchie
Games Started % |
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| Career | 2 | 1.2 |
| Season Avg. | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.94 | 1.2 |
| More Info | See More | See More |
Jay Ritchie Starts Per Season
Jay Ritchie'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.
Jay Ritchie Starts by Team
Jay Ritchie's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jay Ritchie Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Jay Ritchie'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.
Jay Ritchie Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jay Ritchie'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.
Jay Ritchie Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jay Ritchie'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.
