How Bob Shirley's Games Pitched Compares to Similar Players
Bob Shirley totaled 434 career Games Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 154.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Pitched season came in 1980, posting 59, well above the starting pitcher average of 26.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1987 at 15, well below the starting pitcher average of 25.1 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Pitched total went from 48 in 1985 to 39 in 1986 and 15 in 1987, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Pitched profile — ranging from 15 to 59 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Bob Shirley Lifetime Games Pitched
Stats similar to Games Pitched for Bob Shirley
| Bob Shirley
Games Pitched |
|---|
| Career | 434 |
| Season Avg. | 39.45 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 |
| More Info | See More |
Bob Shirley Games Pitched Per Season
Bob Shirley's Games Pitched 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.
Bob Shirley Games Pitched by Team
Bob Shirley's career Games Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob Shirley Cumulative Games Pitched — Career Progression
A running total of Bob Shirley's career Games Pitched, 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 Shirley Games Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob Shirley's seasonal Games Pitched 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 Shirley Games Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob Shirley's MLB career with Games Pitched 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.
