How Mario Mendoza's Base Runs Compares to Similar Players

Mario Mendoza totaled 79 career Base Runs, well below the league average of 238.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Base Runs season came in 1980, posting 23, near the league average of 25.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1982 at 0, well below the league average of 26.6 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Base Runs total went from 23 in 1980 to 13 in 1981 and 0 in 1982, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Base Runs profile — ranging from 0 to 23 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mario Mendoza Lifetime Base Runs

Stats similar to Base Runs for Mario Mendoza
Mario Mendoza
Base Runs
Career79.37
Season Avg.8.82
162 Game Avg.18.74
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Mario Mendoza Base Runs Per Season

Mario Mendoza's Base Runs 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 Base Runs per season line chart

Mario Mendoza Base Runs by Team

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

Mario Mendoza Cumulative Base Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Mario Mendoza's career Base Runs, 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 Base Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Mario Mendoza Base Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mario Mendoza's seasonal Base Runs 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 Base Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mario Mendoza Base Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mario Mendoza's MLB career with Base Runs 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 Base Runs season-by-season breakdown table