How John Stearns's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

John Stearns totaled 719 career Starts as Fielder, well above the league average of 236.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 1979, posting 140, well above the league average of 46.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1974 at 0, well below the league average of 44.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 73 in 1981 to 89 in 1982 and 3 in 1984, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 0 to 140 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

John Stearns Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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John Stearns Starts as Fielder Per Season

John Stearns's Starts as Fielder for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, C, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
John Stearns Starts as Fielder per season line chart

John Stearns Starts as Fielder by Team

John Stearns's career Starts as Fielder totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Stearns career Starts as Fielder by team bar chart

John Stearns Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of John Stearns's career Starts as Fielder, 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.
John Stearns Starts as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

John Stearns Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Stearns's seasonal Starts as Fielder 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.
John Stearns Starts as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Stearns Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Stearns's MLB career with Starts as Fielder 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.
John Stearns Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table