How Willie Kirkland's Inning Played Compares to Similar Players

Willie Kirkland totaled 7,848 career Inning Played, well above the league average of 2,171.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Inning Played season came in 1960, posting 1,223, well above the league average of 372.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1966 at 300, below the league average of 370.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Inning Played total went from 596 in 1964 to 658 in 1965 and 300 in 1966, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Inning Played profile — ranging from 300 to 1,223 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Willie Kirkland Lifetime Inning Played

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Willie Kirkland Inning Played Per Season

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

Willie Kirkland Inning Played by Team

Willie Kirkland's career Inning Played totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willie Kirkland career Inning Played by team bar chart

Willie Kirkland Cumulative Inning Played — Career Progression

A running total of Willie Kirkland's career Inning Played, 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.
Willie Kirkland Inning Played year-over-year waterfall chart

Willie Kirkland Inning Played Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Willie Kirkland's seasonal Inning Played 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.
Willie Kirkland Inning Played distribution box chart versus comparable players

Willie Kirkland Inning Played — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Willie Kirkland's MLB career with Inning Played 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.
Willie Kirkland Inning Played season-by-season breakdown table