How Zane Smith's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Zane Smith totaled 291 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1987, posting 36, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1984 at 3, well below the starting pitcher average of 18.7 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 14 in 1993 to 21 in 1995 and 16 in 1996, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 3 to 36 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Zane Smith Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Zane Smith Starts Per Season

Zane 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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Zane Smith Starts per season line chart

Zane Smith Starts by Team

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

Zane Smith Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Zane 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.
Zane Smith Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Zane Smith Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Zane 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.
Zane Smith Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Zane Smith Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Zane 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.
Zane Smith Starts season-by-season breakdown table