How Rick Dempsey's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Rick Dempsey totaled 37,342 career Played Outs, well above the league average of 6,515.6 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Played Outs season came in 1978, posting 3,437, well above the league average of 1,150.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1969 at 32, well below the league average of 1,142.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 944 in 1990 to 1,232 in 1991 and 90 in 1992, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 32 to 3,437 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Rick Dempsey Lifetime Played Outs

Stats similar to Played Outs for Rick Dempsey
Rick Dempsey
Played Outs
Career37342
Season Avg.1555.92
162 Game Avg.3639.83
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Rick Dempsey Played Outs Per Season

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

Rick Dempsey Played Outs by Team

Rick Dempsey's career Played Outs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rick Dempsey career Played Outs by team bar chart

Rick Dempsey Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Rick Dempsey's career Played Outs, 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.
Rick Dempsey Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Rick Dempsey Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rick Dempsey's seasonal Played Outs 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.
Rick Dempsey Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rick Dempsey Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rick Dempsey's MLB career with Played Outs 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.
Rick Dempsey Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table