Rick Dempsey Intentional Walks
Rick Dempsey Career Intentional Walks Overview
During Rick Dempsey's 24-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
13 intentional walks, an average of 1 intentional walks per season. 1989 was his best season
with 3 intentional walks and his worst season was 1969 when he had
0 intentional walks. Rick Dempsey is middlin' tier compared to similar player cohorts career totals, not clearly beating or
being beat by C (11.0996), Baby Boomers (24.3428), Y (53.733), USA (11.8855), and mlb (12.4524) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
Intentional walks (IBB) are walks issued to hitters to avoid risking a strong hitter from having a damaging at bat. Historically a pitcher would need to throw 4 intentional balls, however newer rules removes this requirement and batters can be walked without the pitches using a signal to the upmire. Generally, for Intentional Walks, higher is better. (Source)
Intentional walks (IBB) are walks issued to hitters to avoid risking a strong hitter from having a damaging at bat. Historically a pitcher would need to throw 4 intentional balls, however newer rules removes this requirement and batters can be walked without the pitches using a signal to the upmire. Generally, for Intentional Walks, higher is better. (Source)