How Juan Samuel's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Juan Samuel totaled 38,206 career Played Outs, well above the league average of 6,890.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Played Outs season came in 1987, posting 4,261, well above the league average of 1,068.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1998 at 246, well below the league average of 1,053.5 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 743 in 1996 to 391 in 1997 and 246 in 1998, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 246 to 4,261 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Juan Samuel Lifetime Played Outs

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Juan Samuel Played Outs Per Season

Juan Samuel's Played Outs 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 Played Outs per season line chart

Juan Samuel Played Outs by Team

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

Juan Samuel Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Juan Samuel'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.
Juan Samuel Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Juan Samuel Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Juan Samuel'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.
Juan Samuel Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Juan Samuel Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Juan Samuel'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.
Juan Samuel Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table