How Joe Rudi's Inning Played Compares to Similar Players

Joe Rudi totaled 11,912 career Inning Played, well above the league average of 2,171.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Inning Played season came in 1974, posting 1,321, well above the league average of 368.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1981 at 46, well below the league average of 254.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Inning Played total went from 794 in 1980 to 46 in 1981 and 461 in 1982, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Inning Played profile — ranging from 46 to 1,321 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Joe Rudi Lifetime Inning Played

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Joe Rudi Inning Played Per Season

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

Joe Rudi Inning Played by Team

Joe Rudi's career Inning Played totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Rudi career Inning Played by team bar chart

Joe Rudi Cumulative Inning Played — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Rudi's career Inning Played, 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.
Joe Rudi Inning Played year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Rudi Inning Played Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Rudi's seasonal Inning Played 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.
Joe Rudi Inning Played distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Rudi Inning Played — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Rudi's MLB career with Inning Played 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.
Joe Rudi Inning Played season-by-season breakdown table