How Scott Sanderson's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Scott Sanderson totaled 407 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 1990, posting 34, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1988 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 17.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 29 in 1993 to 7 in 1995 and 4 in 1996, 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 34 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Scott Sanderson Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Scott Sanderson Starts Per Season

Scott Sanderson'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.
Scott Sanderson Starts per season line chart

Scott Sanderson Starts by Team

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

Scott Sanderson Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Scott Sanderson'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.
Scott Sanderson Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Scott Sanderson Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Scott Sanderson'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.
Scott Sanderson Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Scott Sanderson Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Scott Sanderson'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.
Scott Sanderson Starts season-by-season breakdown table