How Geoff Zahn's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Geoff Zahn totaled 270 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 1978, posting 35, well above the starting pitcher average of 18.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1973 at 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 18.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 28 in 1983 to 27 in 1984 and 7 in 1985, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 1 to 35 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Geoff Zahn Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Geoff Zahn Starts Per Season

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

Geoff Zahn Starts by Team

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

Geoff Zahn Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Geoff Zahn'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.
Geoff Zahn Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Geoff Zahn Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Geoff Zahn'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.
Geoff Zahn Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Geoff Zahn Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Geoff Zahn'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.
Geoff Zahn Starts season-by-season breakdown table