How Fran Matthews's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Fran Matthews totaled 998 career Total Chances, well above the league average of 383.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Total Chances season came in 1941, posting 536. The lowest point came in 1942 at 35. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 536 in 1941 to 35 in 1942 and 47 in 1945, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Chances profile — ranging from 35 to 536 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Fran Matthews Lifetime Total Chances

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Fran Matthews Total Chances Per Season

Fran Matthews's Total Chances for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro National League II, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Fran Matthews Total Chances per season line chart

Fran Matthews Total Chances by Team

Fran Matthews's career Total Chances totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Fran Matthews career Total Chances by team bar chart

Fran Matthews Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

A running total of Fran Matthews's career Total Chances, 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.
Fran Matthews Total Chances year-over-year waterfall chart

Fran Matthews Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Fran Matthews's seasonal Total Chances 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.
Fran Matthews Total Chances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Fran Matthews Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Fran Matthews's MLB career with Total Chances 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.
Fran Matthews Total Chances season-by-season breakdown table