How Bill James's Triples Compares to Similar Players

Bill James totaled 1 career Triples, well below the league average of 14.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Triples season came in 1914, posting 1, well below the league average of 3.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1911 at 0, well below the league average of 3.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Triples total went from 0 in 1917 to 0 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 Triples profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Bill James Triples Per Season

Bill James's Triples 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 Triples per season line chart

Bill James Triples by Team

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

Bill James Cumulative Triples — Career Progression

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

Bill James Triples Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Bill James Triples — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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