How Gary Sheffield's Intentional Walks Compares to Similar Players

Gary Sheffield totaled 130 career Intentional Walks, well above the league average of 10.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Intentional Walks season came in 1996, posting 19, well above the league average of 1.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1988 at 0, well below the league average of 2.1 that year. The Intentional Walks trended upward through the final seasons. The Intentional Walks total went from 2 in 2007 to 3 in 2008 and 3 in 2009, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Intentional Walks profile — ranging from 0 to 19 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Gary Sheffield Lifetime Intentional Walks

Stats similar to Intentional Walks for Gary Sheffield
Gary Sheffield
Intentional Walks
Career130
Season Avg.5.91
162 Game Avg.8.18
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Gary Sheffield Intentional Walks Per Season

Gary Sheffield's Intentional Walks 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.
Gary Sheffield Intentional Walks per season line chart

Gary Sheffield Intentional Walks by Team

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

Gary Sheffield Cumulative Intentional Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Gary Sheffield's career Intentional 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.
Gary Sheffield Intentional Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Gary Sheffield Intentional Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Gary Sheffield's seasonal Intentional 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.
Gary Sheffield Intentional Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Gary Sheffield Intentional Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Gary Sheffield's MLB career with Intentional 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.
Gary Sheffield Intentional Walks season-by-season breakdown table