How Jim Bouton's Games Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Jim Bouton totaled 304 career Games Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 154.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Pitched season came in 1969, posting 73, well above the starting pitcher average of 29.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1978 at 5, well below the starting pitcher average of 26.7 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Pitched total went from 73 in 1969 to 29 in 1970 and 5 in 1978, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Pitched profile — ranging from 5 to 73 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Jim Bouton Lifetime Games Pitched

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Jim Bouton Games Pitched Per Season

Jim Bouton's Games Pitched 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 Games Pitched per season line chart

Jim Bouton Games Pitched by Team

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

Jim Bouton Cumulative Games Pitched — Career Progression

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

Jim Bouton Games Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Jim Bouton Games Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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