How Buddy Black's Sacrifice Flies Compares to Similar Players

Buddy Black totaled 55 career Sacrifice Flies, well above the starting pitcher average of 11.1 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Sacrifice Flies season came in 1981, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.9 that year. The highest point came in 1990 at 7, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.6 that year. The Sacrifice Flies trended upward through the final seasons. The Sacrifice Flies total went from 4 in 1992 to 4 in 1993 and 3 in 1995, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Sacrifice Flies profile — ranging from 0 to 7 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Buddy Black Lifetime Sacrifice Flies

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Season Avg.3.67
162 Game Avg.22.39
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Buddy Black Sacrifice Flies Per Season

Buddy Black's Sacrifice Flies 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.
Buddy Black Sacrifice Flies per season line chart

Buddy Black Sacrifice Flies by Team

Buddy Black's career Sacrifice Flies totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Buddy Black career Sacrifice Flies by team bar chart

Buddy Black Cumulative Sacrifice Flies — Career Progression

A running total of Buddy Black's career Sacrifice Flies, 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.
Buddy Black Sacrifice Flies year-over-year waterfall chart

Buddy Black Sacrifice Flies Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Buddy Black's seasonal Sacrifice Flies 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.
Buddy Black Sacrifice Flies distribution box chart versus comparable players

Buddy Black Sacrifice Flies — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Buddy Black's MLB career with Sacrifice Flies 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.
Buddy Black Sacrifice Flies season-by-season breakdown table