How Denny McLain's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Denny McLain totaled 379 career Total Chances, well below the league average of 1,110.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Total Chances season came in 1968, posting 77, well below the league average of 192.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1963 at 8, well below the league average of 183.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 21 in 1970 to 53 in 1971 and 13 in 1972, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Chances profile — ranging from 8 to 77 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Denny McLain Lifetime Total Chances

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Denny McLain
Total Chances
Career379
Season Avg.37.9
162 Game Avg.219.28
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Denny McLain Total Chances Per Season

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

Denny McLain Total Chances by Team

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

Denny McLain Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

A running total of Denny McLain'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.
Denny McLain Total Chances year-over-year waterfall chart

Denny McLain Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Denny McLain'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.
Denny McLain Total Chances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Denny McLain Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Denny McLain'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.
Denny McLain Total Chances season-by-season breakdown table