How Lou Piniella's Plate Appearances Compares to Similar Players
Lou Piniella totaled 6,362 career Plate Appearances, well above the league average of 2,109.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Plate Appearances season came in 1972, posting 624, well above the league average of 219.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1964 at 1, well below the league average of 225.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Plate Appearances total went from 283 in 1982 to 160 in 1983 and 93 in 1984, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Plate Appearances profile — ranging from 1 to 624 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Lou Piniella Lifetime Plate Appearances
Stats similar to Plate Appearances for Lou Piniella
| Lou Piniella
Plate Appearances |
|---|
| Career | 6362 |
| Season Avg. | 353.44 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 589.95 |
| More Info | See More |
Lou Piniella Plate Appearances Per Season
Lou Piniella's Plate Appearances for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Lou Piniella Plate Appearances by Team
Lou Piniella's career Plate Appearances totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lou Piniella Cumulative Plate Appearances — Career Progression
A running total of Lou Piniella's career Plate Appearances, 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.
Lou Piniella Plate Appearances Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Lou Piniella's seasonal Plate Appearances 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.
Lou Piniella Plate Appearances — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Lou Piniella's MLB career with Plate Appearances 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.
