How Happy Townsend's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Happy Townsend totaled 125 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 1904, posting 34, well above the starting pitcher average of 23.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1906 at 12, well below the starting pitcher average of 17.2 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 34 in 1904 to 24 in 1905 and 12 in 1906, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 12 to 34 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Happy Townsend Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Happy Townsend
| Happy Townsend
Starts | Happy Townsend
Games Started % |
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| Career | 125 | 81.7 |
| Season Avg. | 20.83 | 81.7 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 132.35 | 81.7 |
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Happy Townsend Starts Per Season
Happy Townsend'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.
Happy Townsend Starts by Team
Happy Townsend's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Happy Townsend Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Happy Townsend'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.
Happy Townsend Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Happy Townsend'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.
Happy Townsend Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Happy Townsend'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.
