How Jacoby Ellsbury's Chances Accepted Compares to Similar Players

Jacoby Ellsbury totaled 2,817 career Chances Accepted, well above the league average of 1,085.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Chances Accepted season came in 2011, posting 394, well above the league average of 149.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2010 at 44, well below the league average of 153.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Chances Accepted total went from 237 in 2015 to 277 in 2016 and 194 in 2017, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Chances Accepted profile — ranging from 44 to 394 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Jacoby Ellsbury Lifetime Chances Accepted

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Jacoby Ellsbury Chances Accepted Per Season

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

Jacoby Ellsbury Chances Accepted by Team

Jacoby Ellsbury's career Chances Accepted totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jacoby Ellsbury career Chances Accepted by team bar chart

Jacoby Ellsbury Cumulative Chances Accepted — Career Progression

A running total of Jacoby Ellsbury's career Chances Accepted, 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.
Jacoby Ellsbury Chances Accepted year-over-year waterfall chart

Jacoby Ellsbury Chances Accepted Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jacoby Ellsbury's seasonal Chances Accepted 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.
Jacoby Ellsbury Chances Accepted distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jacoby Ellsbury Chances Accepted — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jacoby Ellsbury's MLB career with Chances Accepted 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.
Jacoby Ellsbury Chances Accepted season-by-season breakdown table