How Roger Maris's Plate Appearances Compares to Similar Players
Roger Maris totaled 5,846 career Plate Appearances, well above the league average of 2,109.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Plate Appearances season came in 1961, posting 698, well above the league average of 221.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1965 at 186, below the league average of 206.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Plate Appearances total went from 391 in 1966 to 472 in 1967 and 340 in 1968, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Plate Appearances profile — ranging from 186 to 698 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Roger Maris Lifetime Plate Appearances
Stats similar to Plate Appearances for Roger Maris
| Roger Maris
Plate Appearances |
|---|
| Career | 5846 |
| Season Avg. | 487.17 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 647.34 |
| More Info | See More |
Roger Maris Plate Appearances Per Season
Roger Maris's Plate Appearances 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.
Roger Maris Plate Appearances by Team
Roger Maris's career Plate Appearances totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Roger Maris Cumulative Plate Appearances — Career Progression
A running total of Roger Maris's career Plate Appearances, 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.
Roger Maris Plate Appearances Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Roger Maris's seasonal Plate Appearances 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.
Roger Maris Plate Appearances — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Roger Maris's MLB career with Plate Appearances 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.
