How Thurman Munson's Double Plays Compares to Similar Players

Thurman Munson totaled 85 career Double Plays, above the league average of 71.0 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Double Plays season came in 1975, posting 15, well above the league average of 11.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1969 at 0, well below the league average of 12.4 that year. The Double Plays trended upward through the final seasons. The Double Plays total went from 4 in 1977 to 4 in 1978 and 7 in 1979, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Double Plays profile — ranging from 0 to 15 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Thurman Munson Lifetime Double Plays

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Thurman Munson Double Plays Per Season

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

Thurman Munson Double Plays by Team

Thurman Munson's career Double Plays totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Thurman Munson career Double Plays by team bar chart

Thurman Munson Cumulative Double Plays — Career Progression

A running total of Thurman Munson's career Double Plays, 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.
Thurman Munson Double Plays year-over-year waterfall chart

Thurman Munson Double Plays Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Thurman Munson's seasonal Double Plays 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.
Thurman Munson Double Plays distribution box chart versus comparable players

Thurman Munson Double Plays — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Thurman Munson's MLB career with Double Plays 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.
Thurman Munson Double Plays season-by-season breakdown table