How Drew Smyly's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Drew Smyly totaled 179 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 2016, posting 30, well above the starting pitcher average of 15.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2013 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 16.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 22 in 2022 to 23 in 2023 and 0 in 2024, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 30 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Drew Smyly Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Career17954.24
Season Avg.16.2754.24
162 Game Avg.87.8754.24
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Drew Smyly Starts Per Season

Drew Smyly'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.
Drew Smyly Starts per season line chart

Drew Smyly Starts by Team

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

Drew Smyly Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Drew Smyly'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.
Drew Smyly Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Drew Smyly Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Drew Smyly'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.
Drew Smyly Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Drew Smyly Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Drew Smyly'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.
Drew Smyly Starts season-by-season breakdown table