How Ford Smith's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Ford Smith totaled 18 career Starts, well below the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 4 seasons, the Starts arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 4 seasons of data, the Starts arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 2 to 7 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Ford Smith Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Ford Smith
| Ford Smith
Starts | Ford Smith
Games Started % |
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| Career | 18 | 64.29 |
| Season Avg. | 4.5 | 64.29 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 104.14 | 64.29 |
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Ford Smith Starts Per Season
Ford Smith's Starts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ford Smith Starts by Team
Ford Smith's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ford Smith Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Ford 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.
Ford Smith Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ford 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.
Ford Smith Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ford 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.
