Shawn Hillegas Intentional Walks
Shawn Hillegas Career Intentional Walks Overview
During Shawn Hillegas's 7-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
16 intentional walks, an average of 2 intentional walks per season. 1987 was his best season
with 0 intentional walks and his worst season was 1991 when he had
7 intentional walks. Shawn Hillegas is middlin' tier compared to similar player cohorts career totals, not clearly beating or
being beat by USA (12.084642395121), mlb (12.111569592128), SP (11.901013714967), Baby Boomers (24.121327014218), and Y (42.444444444444) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
Intentional walks are walks issued by pitchers to avoid risking a strong hitter from having a damaging at bat. Historically a pitcher would need to throw 4 intentional balls which are pitches out of the strike zone, however newer rules removes this requirement and batters can be walked without the pitches using a signal to the upmire. Generally, for Intentional Walks, lower is better. (Source)
Intentional walks are walks issued by pitchers to avoid risking a strong hitter from having a damaging at bat. Historically a pitcher would need to throw 4 intentional balls which are pitches out of the strike zone, however newer rules removes this requirement and batters can be walked without the pitches using a signal to the upmire. Generally, for Intentional Walks, lower is better. (Source)