How Buster Narum's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Buster Narum totaled 177 career Walks, well below the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Walks season came in 1966, posting 4, well below the starting pitcher average of 38.3 that year. The highest point came in 1965 at 91, well above the starting pitcher average of 43.2 that year. The Walks trended upward through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 91 in 1965 to 4 in 1966 and 4 in 1967, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 4 to 91 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Buster Narum Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats

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Career177174.02
Season Avg.35.43.44.02
162 Game Avg.298.6928.694.02
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Buster Narum Walks Per Season

Buster Narum's Walks 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.
Buster Narum Walks per season line chart

Buster Narum Walks by Team

Buster Narum's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Buster Narum career Walks by team bar chart

Buster Narum Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Buster Narum's career Walks, 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.
Buster Narum Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Buster Narum Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Buster Narum's seasonal Walks 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.
Buster Narum Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Buster Narum Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Buster Narum's MLB career with Walks 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.
Buster Narum Walks season-by-season breakdown table