How Tex Shirley's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Tex Shirley totaled 54 career Starts, well below the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 1945, posting 24, well above the starting pitcher average of 11.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1941 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 11.3 that year. The Starts trended upward through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 11 in 1944 to 24 in 1945 and 18 in 1946, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 24 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Tex Shirley Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Tex Shirley
| Tex Shirley
Starts | Tex Shirley
Games Started % |
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| Career | 54 | 52.94 |
| Season Avg. | 10.8 | 52.94 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 85.76 | 52.94 |
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Tex Shirley Starts Per Season
Tex Shirley'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.
Tex Shirley Starts by Team
Tex Shirley's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tex Shirley Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Tex Shirley'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.
Tex Shirley Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Tex Shirley'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.
Tex Shirley Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Tex Shirley'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.
