How Jerry Koosman's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Jerry Koosman totaled 1,198 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 1967, posting 19, well below the starting pitcher average of 38.7 that year. The highest point came in 1975 at 98, well above the starting pitcher average of 52.7 that year. The Walks trended upward through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 53 in 1983 to 60 in 1984 and 34 in 1985, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 19 to 98 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Jerry Koosman Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats

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Jerry Koosman Walks Per Season

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

Jerry Koosman Walks by Team

Jerry Koosman's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jerry Koosman career Walks by team bar chart

Jerry Koosman Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Jerry Koosman's career Walks, 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.
Jerry Koosman Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Jerry Koosman Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jerry Koosman's seasonal Walks 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.
Jerry Koosman Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jerry Koosman Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jerry Koosman's MLB career with Walks 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.
Jerry Koosman Walks season-by-season breakdown table