How Chris Smith's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Chris Smith totaled 9 career Starts, well below the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 2017, posting 9, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2008 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.1 that year. The Starts trended upward through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 0 in 2010 to 0 in 2016 and 9 in 2017, 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 9 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Chris Smith Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Chris Smith
| Chris Smith
Starts | Chris Smith
Games Started % |
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| Career | 9 | 11.69 |
| Season Avg. | 1.8 | 11.69 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 18.94 | 11.69 |
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Chris Smith Starts Per Season
Chris Smith'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.
Chris Smith Starts by Team
Chris Smith's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Smith Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Chris Smith'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.
Chris Smith Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Chris Smith'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.
Chris Smith Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Chris Smith'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.
