How Cal Ripken Jr.'s Played Outs Compares to Similar Players
Cal Ripken Jr. totaled 77,876 career Played Outs, well above the league average of 6,515.6 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Played Outs season came in 1983, posting 4,357, well above the league average of 1,097.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1981 at 258, well below the league average of 764.8 that year. The Played Outs trended upward through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 2,100 in 1999 to 1,825 in 2000 and 2,945 in 2001, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 258 to 4,357 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Cal Ripken Jr. Lifetime Played Outs
Stats similar to Played Outs for Cal Ripken Jr.
| Cal Ripken Jr.
Played Outs |
|---|
| Career | 77876 |
| Season Avg. | 3708.38 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4237.79 |
| More Info | See More |
Cal Ripken Jr. Played Outs Per Season
Cal Ripken Jr.'s Played Outs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SS, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Cal Ripken Jr. Played Outs by Team
Cal Ripken Jr.'s career Played Outs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cal Ripken Jr. Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression
A running total of Cal Ripken Jr.'s career Played Outs, 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.
Cal Ripken Jr. Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Cal Ripken Jr.'s seasonal Played Outs 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.
Cal Ripken Jr. Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Cal Ripken Jr.'s MLB career with Played Outs 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.
