How Joel Youngblood's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Joel Youngblood totaled 843 career Starts as Fielder, well above the league average of 236.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 1979, posting 152, well above the league average of 46.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1976 at 5, well below the league average of 44.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 15 in 1987 to 17 in 1988 and 22 in 1989, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 5 to 152 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Joel Youngblood Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Starts as Fielder
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Games Started %
Career84373.5
Season Avg.60.2173.5
162 Game Avg.119.0673.5
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Joel Youngblood Starts as Fielder Per Season

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

Joel Youngblood Starts as Fielder by Team

Joel Youngblood's career Starts as Fielder totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joel Youngblood career Starts as Fielder by team bar chart

Joel Youngblood Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Joel Youngblood's career Starts as Fielder, 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.
Joel Youngblood Starts as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Joel Youngblood Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joel Youngblood's seasonal Starts as Fielder 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.
Joel Youngblood Starts as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joel Youngblood Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joel Youngblood's MLB career with Starts as Fielder 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.
Joel Youngblood Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table