How Juan Samuel's Double Plays Compares to Similar Players

Juan Samuel totaled 673 career Double Plays, well above the league average of 71.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Double Plays season came in 1987, posting 99, well above the league average of 11.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1998 at 0, well below the league average of 10.5 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Double Plays total went from 7 in 1996 to 7 in 1997 and 0 in 1998, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Double Plays profile — ranging from 0 to 99 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Juan Samuel Lifetime Double Plays

Stats similar to Double Plays for Juan Samuel
Juan Samuel
Double Plays
Career673
Season Avg.42.06
162 Game Avg.70.61
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Juan Samuel Double Plays Per Season

Juan Samuel's Double Plays 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 Double Plays per season line chart

Juan Samuel Double Plays by Team

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

Juan Samuel Cumulative Double Plays — Career Progression

A running total of Juan Samuel's career Double Plays, 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 Double Plays year-over-year waterfall chart

Juan Samuel Double Plays Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Juan Samuel's seasonal Double Plays 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 Double Plays distribution box chart versus comparable players

Juan Samuel Double Plays — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Juan Samuel's MLB career with Double Plays 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 Double Plays season-by-season breakdown table