How Ichiro Suzuki's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Ichiro Suzuki totaled 2,248 career Starts as Fielder, well above the league average of 237.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 2010, posting 160, well above the league average of 37.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2019 at 2, well below the league average of 32.5 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 22 in 2017 to 12 in 2018 and 2 in 2019, 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 2 to 160 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ichiro Suzuki Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Ichiro Suzuki Starts as Fielder Per Season

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

Ichiro Suzuki Starts as Fielder by Team

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

Ichiro Suzuki Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Ichiro Suzuki'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.
Ichiro Suzuki Starts as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Ichiro Suzuki Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ichiro Suzuki'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.
Ichiro Suzuki Starts as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ichiro Suzuki Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ichiro Suzuki'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.
Ichiro Suzuki Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table