How Hy Vandenberg's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Hy Vandenberg totaled 22 career Starts, well above the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1944, posting 9, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1935 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.0 that year. The Starts trended upward through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 3 in 1940 to 9 in 1944 and 7 in 1945, 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 9 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Hy Vandenberg Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.3.1424.44
162 Game Avg.39.624.44
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Hy Vandenberg Starts Per Season

Hy Vandenberg'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.
Hy Vandenberg Starts per season line chart

Hy Vandenberg Starts by Team

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

Hy Vandenberg Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Hy Vandenberg'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.
Hy Vandenberg Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Hy Vandenberg Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Hy Vandenberg'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.
Hy Vandenberg Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Hy Vandenberg Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Hy Vandenberg'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.
Hy Vandenberg Starts season-by-season breakdown table