How Irv Young's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Irv Young totaled 161 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 1905, posting 42, well above the starting pitcher average of 19.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1911 at 11, below the starting pitcher average of 13.1 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 18 in 1908 to 17 in 1910 and 11 in 1911, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 11 to 42 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Irv Young Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.26.8377.03
162 Game Avg.124.7977.03
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Irv Young Starts Per Season

Irv Young'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.
Irv Young Starts per season line chart

Irv Young Starts by Team

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

Irv Young Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Irv Young'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.
Irv Young Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Irv Young Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Irv Young'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.
Irv Young Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Irv Young Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Irv Young'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.
Irv Young Starts season-by-season breakdown table