How Jim Bouton's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Jim Bouton totaled 435 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 1968, posting 9, well below the starting pitcher average of 43.0 that year. The highest point came in 1963 at 87, well above the starting pitcher average of 40.4 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 50 in 1969 to 33 in 1970 and 21 in 1978, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 9 to 87 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Jim Bouton Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats

Stats similar to Walks for Jim Bouton
Jim Bouton
Walks
Jim Bouton
Intentional Walks
Jim Bouton
Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career435273.16
Season Avg.43.52.73.16
162 Game Avg.231.8114.393.16
More InfoSee MoreSee MoreSee More

Jim Bouton Walks Per Season

Jim Bouton's Walks 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.
Jim Bouton Walks per season line chart

Jim Bouton Walks by Team

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

Jim Bouton Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Jim Bouton's career Walks, 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 Bouton Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Bouton Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Bouton's seasonal Walks 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 Bouton Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Bouton Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Bouton's MLB career with Walks 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 Bouton Walks season-by-season breakdown table