How Bob Shaw's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Bob Shaw totaled 511 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 1957, posting 7, well below the starting pitcher average of 39.9 that year. The highest point came in 1961 at 78, well above the starting pitcher average of 49.7 that year. The Walks trended upward through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 53 in 1965 to 49 in 1966 and 37 in 1967, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 7 to 78 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Bob Shaw Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats

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Bob Shaw Walks Per Season

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

Bob Shaw Walks by Team

Bob Shaw's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob Shaw career Walks by team bar chart

Bob Shaw Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Bob Shaw's career Walks, 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.
Bob Shaw Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Shaw Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Shaw's seasonal Walks 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.
Bob Shaw Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Shaw Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Shaw's MLB career with Walks 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.
Bob Shaw Walks season-by-season breakdown table