How Bob Stoddard's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Bob Stoddard totaled 45 career Starts, well below the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 1983, posting 23, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1985 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 18.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 0 in 1985 to 0 in 1986 and 2 in 1987, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 23 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Bob Stoddard Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Bob Stoddard Starts Per Season

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

Bob Stoddard Starts by Team

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

Bob Stoddard Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Bob Stoddard'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.
Bob Stoddard Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Stoddard Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Stoddard'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.
Bob Stoddard Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Stoddard Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Stoddard'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.
Bob Stoddard Starts season-by-season breakdown table