How Sam Tuivailala's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Sam Tuivailala totaled 2 career Starts, well below the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 2019, posting 2, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.0 that year. The lowest point came in 2014 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.9 that year. The Starts trended upward through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 0 in 2017 to 0 in 2018 and 2 in 2019, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Sam Tuivailala Starts Per Season

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

Sam Tuivailala Starts by Team

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

Sam Tuivailala Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Sam Tuivailala'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.
Sam Tuivailala Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Sam Tuivailala Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sam Tuivailala'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.
Sam Tuivailala Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sam Tuivailala Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sam Tuivailala'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.
Sam Tuivailala Starts season-by-season breakdown table