How John Shaffer's Starts Compares to Similar Players
John Shaffer totaled 21 career Starts, well above the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. Across 2 seasons, the Starts arc showed a promising start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the Starts arc was above league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 2 seasons.
John Shaffer Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for John Shaffer
| John Shaffer
Starts | John Shaffer
Games Started % |
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| Career | 21 | 100 |
| Season Avg. | 10.5 | 100 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 100 |
| More Info | See More | See More |
John Shaffer Starts Per Season
John Shaffer's Starts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American Association, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
John Shaffer Starts by Team
John Shaffer's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Shaffer Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of John Shaffer'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.
John Shaffer Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes John Shaffer'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.
John Shaffer Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of John Shaffer'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.
