How Merv Rettenmund's Base Runs Compares to Similar Players

Merv Rettenmund totaled 424 career Base Runs, well above the league average of 252.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Base Runs season came in 1971, posting 98, well above the league average of 23.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1980 at 1, well below the league average of 33.9 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Base Runs total went from 19 in 1978 to 9 in 1979 and 1 in 1980, 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 1 to 98 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Merv Rettenmund Lifetime Base Runs

Stats similar to Base Runs for Merv Rettenmund
Merv Rettenmund
Base Runs
Career423.97
Season Avg.32.61
162 Game Avg.67.14
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Merv Rettenmund Base Runs Per Season

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

Merv Rettenmund Base Runs by Team

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

Merv Rettenmund Cumulative Base Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Merv Rettenmund'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.
Merv Rettenmund Base Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Merv Rettenmund Base Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Merv Rettenmund'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.
Merv Rettenmund Base Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Merv Rettenmund Base Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Merv Rettenmund'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.
Merv Rettenmund Base Runs season-by-season breakdown table