How Rich Gossage's Walks Compares to Similar Players
Rich Gossage totaled 732 career Walks, well above the relief pitcher average of 115.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 1981, posting 14, well below the relief pitcher average of 17.7 that year. The highest point came in 1976 at 90, well above the relief pitcher average of 25.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 16 in 1991 to 19 in 1992 and 26 in 1993, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 14 to 90 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Rich Gossage Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Walks for Rich Gossage
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Walks | Rich Gossage
Intentional Walks | Rich Gossage
Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 732 | 90 | 3.64 |
| Season Avg. | 33.27 | 4.09 | 3.64 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 118.35 | 14.55 | 3.64 |
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Rich Gossage Walks Per Season
Rich Gossage's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Rich Gossage Walks by Team
Rich Gossage's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rich Gossage Cumulative Walks — Career Progression
A running total of Rich Gossage's career Walks, 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.
Rich Gossage Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rich Gossage's seasonal Walks 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.
Rich Gossage Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rich Gossage's MLB career with Walks 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.
