How Dontrelle Willis's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Dontrelle Willis totaled 202 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 2007, posting 35, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.0 that year. The lowest point came in 2008 at 7, well below the starting pitcher average of 16.9 that year. The Starts trended upward through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 7 in 2009 to 13 in 2010 and 13 in 2011, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 7 to 35 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Dontrelle Willis Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Dontrelle Willis Starts Per Season

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

Dontrelle Willis Starts by Team

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

Dontrelle Willis Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Dontrelle Willis'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.
Dontrelle Willis Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Dontrelle Willis Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dontrelle Willis'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.
Dontrelle Willis Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dontrelle Willis Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dontrelle Willis'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.
Dontrelle Willis Starts season-by-season breakdown table