How Mickey Mantle's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Mickey Mantle totaled 48,597 career Played Outs, well above the league average of 6,515.6 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Played Outs season came in 1958, posting 3,930, well above the league average of 1,098.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1951 at 0, near the league average of 0.0 that year. The Played Outs trended upward through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 2,110 in 1966 to 3,191 in 1967 and 3,262 in 1968, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 0 to 3,930 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Mickey Mantle Lifetime Played Outs

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Mickey Mantle Played Outs Per Season

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

Mickey Mantle Played Outs by Team

Mickey Mantle's career Played Outs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mickey Mantle career Played Outs by team bar chart

Mickey Mantle Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Mickey Mantle's career Played Outs, 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.
Mickey Mantle Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Mickey Mantle Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mickey Mantle's seasonal Played Outs 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.
Mickey Mantle Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mickey Mantle Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mickey Mantle's MLB career with Played Outs 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.
Mickey Mantle Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table