How Rick Dempsey's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Rick Dempsey totaled 8,273 career Total Chances, well above the league average of 1,110.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Total Chances season came in 1978, posting 726, well above the league average of 180.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1969 at 6, well below the league average of 185.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 242 in 1990 to 271 in 1991 and 14 in 1992, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Chances profile — ranging from 6 to 726 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Rick Dempsey Lifetime Total Chances

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Rick Dempsey Total Chances Per Season

Rick Dempsey's Total Chances 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 Total Chances per season line chart

Rick Dempsey Total Chances by Team

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

Rick Dempsey Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

A running total of Rick Dempsey's career Total Chances, 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 Total Chances year-over-year waterfall chart

Rick Dempsey Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rick Dempsey's seasonal Total Chances 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 Total Chances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rick Dempsey Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rick Dempsey's MLB career with Total Chances 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 Total Chances season-by-season breakdown table