How Don Shaw's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Don Shaw totaled 1 career Starts, well below the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 1969, posting 1, well below the relief pitcher average of 2.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1967 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 2.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 1 in 1969 to 0 in 1971 and 0 in 1972, 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 1 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Don Shaw Starts Per Season

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

Don Shaw Starts by Team

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

Don Shaw Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

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

Don Shaw Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Don 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.
Don Shaw Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Don Shaw Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Don 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.
Don Shaw Starts season-by-season breakdown table