How Preacher Roe's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Preacher Roe totaled 261 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 1951, posting 33, well above the starting pitcher average of 15.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1938 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 11.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 25 in 1952 to 24 in 1953 and 10 in 1954, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 33 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Preacher Roe Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Career26178.38
Season Avg.21.7578.38
162 Game Avg.126.9778.38
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Preacher Roe Starts Per Season

Preacher Roe'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.
Preacher Roe Starts per season line chart

Preacher Roe Starts by Team

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

Preacher Roe Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Preacher Roe'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.
Preacher Roe Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Preacher Roe Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Preacher Roe'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.
Preacher Roe Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Preacher Roe Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Preacher Roe'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.
Preacher Roe Starts season-by-season breakdown table