How Mel Stottlemyre's Games Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Mel Stottlemyre totaled 360 career Games Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 154.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Pitched season came in 1969, posting 39, well above the starting pitcher average of 29.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1964 at 13, well below the starting pitcher average of 27.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Pitched total went from 36 in 1972 to 38 in 1973 and 16 in 1974, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Pitched profile — ranging from 13 to 39 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Mel Stottlemyre Lifetime Games Pitched

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Mel Stottlemyre Games Pitched Per Season

Mel Stottlemyre's Games Pitched 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.
Mel Stottlemyre Games Pitched per season line chart

Mel Stottlemyre Games Pitched by Team

Mel Stottlemyre's career Games Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mel Stottlemyre career Games Pitched by team bar chart

Mel Stottlemyre Cumulative Games Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Mel Stottlemyre's career Games Pitched, 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.
Mel Stottlemyre Games Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Mel Stottlemyre Games Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mel Stottlemyre's seasonal Games Pitched 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.
Mel Stottlemyre Games Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mel Stottlemyre Games Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mel Stottlemyre's MLB career with Games Pitched 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.
Mel Stottlemyre Games Pitched season-by-season breakdown table