How Dave Jolly's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players

Dave Jolly totaled 82 career Games Finished, above the relief pitcher average of 70.1 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Games Finished season came in 1954, posting 31, well above the relief pitcher average of 11.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1953 at 10, below the relief pitcher average of 11.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 13 in 1955 to 18 in 1956 and 10 in 1957, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 10 to 31 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Dave Jolly Lifetime Games Finished

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Dave Jolly Games Finished Per Season

Dave Jolly's Games Finished for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dave Jolly Games Finished per season line chart

Dave Jolly Games Finished by Team

Dave Jolly's career Games Finished totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dave Jolly career Games Finished by team bar chart

Dave Jolly Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression

A running total of Dave Jolly's career Games Finished, 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.
Dave Jolly Games Finished year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Jolly Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Jolly's seasonal Games Finished 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.
Dave Jolly Games Finished distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Jolly Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Jolly's MLB career with Games Finished 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.
Dave Jolly Games Finished season-by-season breakdown table