How Johnny Sain's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Johnny Sain totaled 245 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 1948, posting 39, well above the starting pitcher average of 12.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1954 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 16.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 19 in 1953 to 0 in 1954 and 0 in 1955, 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 39 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Johnny Sain Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Johnny Sain
| Johnny Sain
Starts | Johnny Sain
Games Started % |
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| Career | 245 | 59.47 |
| Season Avg. | 22.27 | 59.47 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 96.33 | 59.47 |
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Johnny Sain Starts Per Season
Johnny Sain'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, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Johnny Sain Starts by Team
Johnny Sain's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Johnny Sain Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Johnny Sain'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.
Johnny Sain Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Johnny Sain'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.
Johnny Sain Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Johnny Sain'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.
