How Mario Mendoza's Runs Created Compares to Similar Players

Mario Mendoza totaled 82 career Runs Created, well below the league average of 249.1 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Runs Created season came in 1980, posting 26, near the league average of 26.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1982 at -1, well below the league average of 27.5 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Runs Created total went from 26 in 1980 to 15 in 1981 and -1 in 1982, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs Created profile — ranging from -1 to 26 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mario Mendoza Lifetime Runs Created

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Mario Mendoza Runs Created Per Season

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

Mario Mendoza Runs Created by Team

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

Mario Mendoza Cumulative Runs Created — Career Progression

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

Mario Mendoza Runs Created Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Mario Mendoza Runs Created — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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