How Merl Combs's Walks Per Strikeout Compares to Similar Players

Merl Combs posted a career Walks Per Strikeout of 1.33, well above the league average of .618 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Walks Per Strikeout season came in 1950, posting 1.44, above the league average of 1.22 that year. The lowest point came in 1951 at .670, well below the league average of 1.07 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.44 in 1950 to .670 in 1951 and .930 in 1952. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks Per Strikeout profile — ranging from .670 to 1.44 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Merl Combs Lifetime Walks Per Strikeout

Stats similar to Walks Per Strikeout for Merl Combs
Merl Combs
Walks Per Strikeout
Career1.33
Season Avg.1.33
162 Game Avg.1.33
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Merl Combs Walks Per Strikeout Per Season

Merl Combs's Walks Per Strikeout for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SS, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Merl Combs Walks Per Strikeout per season line chart

Merl Combs Walks Per Strikeout by Team

Merl Combs's career Walks Per Strikeout totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Merl Combs career Walks Per Strikeout by team bar chart

Merl Combs Walks Per Strikeout Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Merl Combs's career Walks Per Strikeout shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Merl Combs Walks Per Strikeout year-over-year waterfall chart

Merl Combs Walks Per Strikeout Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Merl Combs's seasonal Walks Per Strikeout 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.
Merl Combs Walks Per Strikeout distribution box chart versus comparable players

Merl Combs Walks Per Strikeout — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Merl Combs's MLB career with Walks Per Strikeout 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.
Merl Combs Walks Per Strikeout season-by-season breakdown table