How Jim Anderson's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Jim Anderson totaled 1,475 career Total Chances, well above the league average of 1,110.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Total Chances season came in 1980, posting 397, well above the league average of 182.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1984 at 96, well below the league average of 174.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 287 in 1981 to 153 in 1983 and 96 in 1984, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Chances profile — ranging from 96 to 397 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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Jim Anderson Total Chances Per Season

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

Jim Anderson Total Chances by Team

Jim Anderson's career Total Chances totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Anderson career Total Chances by team bar chart

Jim Anderson Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

A running total of Jim Anderson's career Total Chances, 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.
Jim Anderson Total Chances year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Anderson Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Anderson's seasonal Total Chances 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.
Jim Anderson Total Chances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Anderson Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Anderson's MLB career with Total Chances 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.
Jim Anderson Total Chances season-by-season breakdown table