How Lou Kretlow's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Lou Kretlow totaled 522 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 1946, posting 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 31.2 that year. The highest point came in 1953 at 82, well above the starting pitcher average of 47.4 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 82 in 1954 to 27 in 1955 and 74 in 1956, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 2 to 82 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Lou Kretlow Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats

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Lou Kretlow Walks Per Season

Lou Kretlow's Walks 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.
Lou Kretlow Walks per season line chart

Lou Kretlow Walks by Team

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

Lou Kretlow Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Lou Kretlow'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.
Lou Kretlow Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Lou Kretlow Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Lou Kretlow'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.
Lou Kretlow Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Lou Kretlow Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Lou Kretlow'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.
Lou Kretlow Walks season-by-season breakdown table