How Mario Mendoza's Assists Compares to Similar Players

Mario Mendoza totaled 1,508 career Assists, well above the league average of 329.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Assists season came in 1979, posting 422, well above the league average of 56.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1982 at 16, well below the league average of 55.3 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Assists total went from 290 in 1980 to 270 in 1981 and 16 in 1982, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Assists profile — ranging from 16 to 422 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Mario Mendoza Lifetime Assists

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Mario Mendoza Assists Per Season

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

Mario Mendoza Assists by Team

Mario Mendoza's career Assists totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mario Mendoza career Assists by team bar chart

Mario Mendoza Cumulative Assists — Career Progression

A running total of Mario Mendoza's career Assists, 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.
Mario Mendoza Assists year-over-year waterfall chart

Mario Mendoza Assists Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mario Mendoza's seasonal Assists 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.
Mario Mendoza Assists distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mario Mendoza Assists — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mario Mendoza's MLB career with Assists 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.
Mario Mendoza Assists season-by-season breakdown table