How Mark McGwire's At Bats Compares to Similar Players

Mark McGwire totaled 6,187 career At Bats, well above the league average of 1,875.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best At Bats season came in 1987, posting 557, well above the league average of 257.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1986 at 53, well below the league average of 257.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The At Bats total went from 521 in 1999 to 236 in 2000 and 299 in 2001, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the At Bats profile — ranging from 53 to 557 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Mark McGwire Lifetime At Bats

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Mark McGwire At Bats Per Season

Mark McGwire's At Bats for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mark McGwire At Bats per season line chart

Mark McGwire At Bats by Team

Mark McGwire's career At Bats totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mark McGwire career At Bats by team bar chart

Mark McGwire Cumulative At Bats — Career Progression

A running total of Mark McGwire's career At Bats, 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.
Mark McGwire At Bats year-over-year waterfall chart

Mark McGwire At Bats Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mark McGwire's seasonal At Bats 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.
Mark McGwire At Bats distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mark McGwire At Bats — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mark McGwire's MLB career with At Bats 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.
Mark McGwire At Bats season-by-season breakdown table