How Bill Ricks's Shutouts Compares to Similar Players

Bill Ricks totaled 2 career Shutouts, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.7 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Shutouts season came in 1945, posting 1. The lowest point came in 1944 at 0. The Shutouts trended upward through the final seasons. The Shutouts total went from 0 in 1946 to 0 in 1947 and 1 in 1948, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Shutouts profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Bill Ricks Lifetime Shutouts

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Bill Ricks Shutouts Per Season

Bill Ricks's Shutouts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro National League II, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bill Ricks Shutouts per season line chart

Bill Ricks Shutouts by Team

Bill Ricks's career Shutouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill Ricks career Shutouts by team bar chart

Bill Ricks Cumulative Shutouts — Career Progression

A running total of Bill Ricks's career Shutouts, 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.
Bill Ricks Shutouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Bill Ricks Shutouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bill Ricks's seasonal Shutouts 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.
Bill Ricks Shutouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bill Ricks Shutouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bill Ricks's MLB career with Shutouts 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.
Bill Ricks Shutouts season-by-season breakdown table