How Jim Bouton's Home Runs Compares to Similar Players

Jim Bouton totaled 127 career Home Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 62.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Home Runs season came in 1978, posting 4, well below the starting pitcher average of 11.1 that year. The highest point came in 1964 at 32, well above the starting pitcher average of 12.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Home Runs total went from 13 in 1969 to 5 in 1970 and 4 in 1978, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Home Runs profile — ranging from 4 to 32 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Jim Bouton Home Runs Per Season

Jim Bouton's Home Runs 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 Home Runs per season line chart

Jim Bouton Home Runs by Team

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

Jim Bouton Cumulative Home Runs — Career Progression

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

Jim Bouton Home Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Jim Bouton Home Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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