How Merrill May's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Merrill May totaled 261 career Walks, well above the league average of 164.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Walks season came in 1940, posting 58, well above the league average of 17.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1939 at 41, well above the league average of 17.6 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 55 in 1941 to 51 in 1942 and 56 in 1943, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 5 seasons.

Merrill May Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats

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Merrill May Walks Per Season

Merrill May's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 3B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Merrill May Walks per season line chart

Merrill May Walks by Team

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

Merrill May Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Merrill May'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.
Merrill May Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Merrill May Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Merrill May'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.
Merrill May Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Merrill May Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Merrill May'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.
Merrill May Walks season-by-season breakdown table