How Rick Wise's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Rick Wise totaled 455 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 1971, posting 37, well above the starting pitcher average of 18.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1982 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 18.6 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 27 in 1980 to 18 in 1981 and 0 in 1982, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 37 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Rick Wise Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Career45589.92
Season Avg.25.2889.92
162 Game Avg.145.6789.92
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Rick Wise Starts Per Season

Rick Wise'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.
Rick Wise Starts per season line chart

Rick Wise Starts by Team

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

Rick Wise Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Rick Wise'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.
Rick Wise Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Rick Wise Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rick Wise'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.
Rick Wise Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rick Wise Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rick Wise'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.
Rick Wise Starts season-by-season breakdown table