How Bob Shaw's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Bob Shaw totaled 223 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 1961, posting 34, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1957 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 14.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 33 in 1965 to 31 in 1966 and 16 in 1967, 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.

Bob Shaw Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Bob Shaw Starts Per Season

Bob Shaw'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.
Bob Shaw Starts per season line chart

Bob Shaw Starts by Team

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

Bob Shaw Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Bob Shaw'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.
Bob Shaw Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Shaw Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Shaw'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.
Bob Shaw Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Shaw Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Shaw'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.
Bob Shaw Starts season-by-season breakdown table