How Billy Ripken's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Billy Ripken totaled 174 career Walks, near the league average of 182.7 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Walks season came in 1988, posting 33, well above the league average of 25.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1995 at 0, well below the league average of 25.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 9 in 1996 to 9 in 1997 and 5 in 1998, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 0 to 33 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Billy Ripken Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats

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Career17430.52
Season Avg.14.50.250.52
162 Game Avg.30.910.530.52
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Billy Ripken Walks Per Season

Billy Ripken's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 2B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Billy Ripken Walks per season line chart

Billy Ripken Walks by Team

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

Billy Ripken Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Billy Ripken'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.
Billy Ripken Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Billy Ripken Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Billy Ripken'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.
Billy Ripken Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Billy Ripken Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Billy Ripken'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.
Billy Ripken Walks season-by-season breakdown table