How Jay Ritchie's Games Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Jay Ritchie totaled 167 career Games Pitched, below the relief pitcher average of 188.5 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Games Pitched season came in 1967, posting 52, well above the relief pitcher average of 34.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1964 at 21, well below the relief pitcher average of 31.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Games Pitched total went from 22 in 1966 to 52 in 1967 and 28 in 1968, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Pitched profile — ranging from 21 to 52 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Jay Ritchie Lifetime Games Pitched

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Jay Ritchie
Games Pitched
Career167
Season Avg.33.4
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Jay Ritchie Games Pitched Per Season

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

Jay Ritchie Games Pitched by Team

Jay Ritchie's career Games Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jay Ritchie career Games Pitched by team bar chart

Jay Ritchie Cumulative Games Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Jay Ritchie's career Games Pitched, 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.
Jay Ritchie Games Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Jay Ritchie Games Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jay Ritchie's seasonal Games Pitched 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.
Jay Ritchie Games Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jay Ritchie Games Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jay Ritchie's MLB career with Games Pitched 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.
Jay Ritchie Games Pitched season-by-season breakdown table