How Joe Saunders's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Joe Saunders totaled 229 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 2005 at 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 17.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 28 in 2012 to 32 in 2013 and 8 in 2014, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 2 to 33 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Joe Saunders Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Joe Saunders Starts Per Season

Joe Saunders's Starts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Joe Saunders Starts per season line chart

Joe Saunders Starts by Team

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

Joe Saunders Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Saunders'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.
Joe Saunders Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Saunders Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Saunders'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.
Joe Saunders Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Saunders Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Saunders'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.
Joe Saunders Starts season-by-season breakdown table