How Bob Shawkey's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Bob Shawkey totaled 1,018 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 1918, posting 10, well below the starting pitcher average of 30.8 that year. The highest point came in 1923 at 102, well above the starting pitcher average of 39.1 that year. The Walks trended upward through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 67 in 1925 to 37 in 1926 and 16 in 1927, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 10 to 102 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Bob Shawkey Walks Per Season

Bob Shawkey'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 Shawkey Walks per season line chart

Bob Shawkey Walks by Team

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

Bob Shawkey Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Bob Shawkey'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 Shawkey Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Shawkey Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Shawkey'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 Shawkey Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Shawkey Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Shawkey'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 Shawkey Walks season-by-season breakdown table