How Juan Samuel's Chances Accepted Compares to Similar Players

Juan Samuel totaled 6,860 career Chances Accepted, well above the league average of 1,169.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Chances Accepted season came in 1985, posting 852, well above the league average of 180.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1998 at 23, well below the league average of 160.2 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Chances Accepted total went from 120 in 1996 to 48 in 1997 and 23 in 1998, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Chances Accepted profile — ranging from 23 to 852 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Juan Samuel Lifetime Chances Accepted

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Juan Samuel Chances Accepted Per Season

Juan Samuel's Chances Accepted for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 2B, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Juan Samuel Chances Accepted per season line chart

Juan Samuel Chances Accepted by Team

Juan Samuel's career Chances Accepted totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Juan Samuel career Chances Accepted by team bar chart

Juan Samuel Cumulative Chances Accepted — Career Progression

A running total of Juan Samuel's career Chances Accepted, 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.
Juan Samuel Chances Accepted year-over-year waterfall chart

Juan Samuel Chances Accepted Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Juan Samuel's seasonal Chances Accepted 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.
Juan Samuel Chances Accepted distribution box chart versus comparable players

Juan Samuel Chances Accepted — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Juan Samuel's MLB career with Chances Accepted 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.
Juan Samuel Chances Accepted season-by-season breakdown table