How Garrett Richards's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Garrett Richards totaled 364 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 2019, posting 6, well below the starting pitcher average of 30.6 that year. The highest point came in 2015 at 76, well above the starting pitcher average of 31.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 6 in 2019 to 60 in 2021 and 13 in 2022, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 6 to 76 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Garrett Richards Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats

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Career364103.33
Season Avg.30.330.833.33
162 Game Avg.227.686.253.33
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Garrett Richards Walks Per Season

Garrett Richards'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.
Garrett Richards Walks per season line chart

Garrett Richards Walks by Team

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

Garrett Richards Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Garrett Richards'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.
Garrett Richards Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Garrett Richards Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Garrett Richards'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.
Garrett Richards Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Garrett Richards Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Garrett Richards'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.
Garrett Richards Walks season-by-season breakdown table