How Orator Shafer's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Orator Shafer totaled 23,136 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 1884, posting 2,760, well above the league average of 1,109.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1874 at 270, well below the league average of 1,878.0 that year. The Played Outs trended upward through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 1,863 in 1885 to 558 in 1886 and 2,604 in 1890, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 270 to 2,760 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Orator Shafer Lifetime Played Outs

Stats similar to Played Outs for Orator Shafer
Orator Shafer
Played Outs
Career23136
Season Avg.1779.69
162 Game Avg.4288.37
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Orator Shafer Played Outs Per Season

Orator Shafer'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, RF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Orator Shafer Played Outs per season line chart

Orator Shafer Played Outs by Team

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

Orator Shafer Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Orator Shafer'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.
Orator Shafer Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Orator Shafer Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Orator Shafer'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.
Orator Shafer Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Orator Shafer Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Orator Shafer'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.
Orator Shafer Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table