How Wayne Simpson's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Wayne Simpson totaled 107 career Starts, near the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Starts season came in 1970, posting 26, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1975 at 5, well below the starting pitcher average of 19.0 that year. The Starts trended upward through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 10 in 1973 to 5 in 1975 and 23 in 1977, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 5 to 26 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Wayne Simpson Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Wayne Simpson Starts Per Season

Wayne Simpson's Starts 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.
Wayne Simpson Starts per season line chart

Wayne Simpson Starts by Team

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

Wayne Simpson Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Wayne Simpson'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.
Wayne Simpson Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Wayne Simpson Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Wayne Simpson'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.
Wayne Simpson Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Wayne Simpson Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Wayne Simpson'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.
Wayne Simpson Starts season-by-season breakdown table