How Bill James's Doubles Compares to Similar Players

Bill James totaled 6 career Doubles, well below the league average of 86.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Doubles season came in 1915, posting 3, well below the league average of 7.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1912 at 0, well below the league average of 7.6 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Doubles total went from 0 in 1917 to 1 in 1918 and 0 in 1919, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Doubles profile — ranging from 0 to 3 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Bill James Lifetime Doubles

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Bill James Doubles Per Season

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

Bill James Doubles by Team

Bill James's career Doubles totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill James career Doubles by team bar chart

Bill James Cumulative Doubles — Career Progression

A running total of Bill James's career Doubles, 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.
Bill James Doubles year-over-year waterfall chart

Bill James Doubles Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bill James's seasonal Doubles 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.
Bill James Doubles distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bill James Doubles — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bill James's MLB career with Doubles 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.
Bill James Doubles season-by-season breakdown table