How Gary Sheffield's Inning Played Compares to Similar Players

Gary Sheffield totaled 18,736 career Inning Played, well above the league average of 2,296.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Inning Played season came in 1996, posting 1,342, well above the league average of 331.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2008 at 47, well below the league average of 317.5 that year. The Inning Played trended upward through the final seasons. The Inning Played total went from 106 in 2007 to 47 in 2008 and 502 in 2009, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Inning Played profile — ranging from 47 to 1,342 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Gary Sheffield Lifetime Inning Played

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Gary Sheffield Inning Played Per Season

Gary Sheffield's Inning Played 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 Inning Played per season line chart

Gary Sheffield Inning Played by Team

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

Gary Sheffield Cumulative Inning Played — Career Progression

A running total of Gary Sheffield's career Inning Played, 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 Inning Played year-over-year waterfall chart

Gary Sheffield Inning Played Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Gary Sheffield's seasonal Inning Played 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 Inning Played distribution box chart versus comparable players

Gary Sheffield Inning Played — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Gary Sheffield's MLB career with Inning Played 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 Inning Played season-by-season breakdown table