How Bill Buckner's Inning Played Compares to Similar Players

Bill Buckner totaled 18,647 career Inning Played, well above the league average of 2,296.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Inning Played season came in 1985, posting 1,440, well above the league average of 381.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1990 at 81, well below the league average of 339.7 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Inning Played total went from 165 in 1988 to 174 in 1989 and 81 in 1990, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Inning Played profile — ranging from 81 to 1,440 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bill Buckner Lifetime Inning Played

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Bill Buckner Inning Played Per Season

Bill Buckner's Inning Played for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bill Buckner Inning Played per season line chart

Bill Buckner Inning Played by Team

Bill Buckner's career Inning Played totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill Buckner career Inning Played by team bar chart

Bill Buckner Cumulative Inning Played — Career Progression

A running total of Bill Buckner's career Inning Played, 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.
Bill Buckner Inning Played year-over-year waterfall chart

Bill Buckner Inning Played Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bill Buckner's seasonal Inning Played 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.
Bill Buckner Inning Played distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bill Buckner Inning Played — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bill Buckner's MLB career with Inning Played 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.
Bill Buckner Inning Played season-by-season breakdown table