How Gary Sheffield's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Gary Sheffield totaled 4,686 career Total Chances, well above the league average of 1,199.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Total Chances season came in 1992, posting 414, well above the league average of 155.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2008 at 13, well below the league average of 147.6 that year. The Total Chances trended upward through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 26 in 2007 to 13 in 2008 and 102 in 2009, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Chances profile — ranging from 13 to 414 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Gary Sheffield Lifetime Total Chances

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Gary Sheffield Total Chances Per Season

Gary Sheffield's Total Chances 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 Total Chances per season line chart

Gary Sheffield Total Chances by Team

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

Gary Sheffield Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

A running total of Gary Sheffield's career Total Chances, 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 Total Chances year-over-year waterfall chart

Gary Sheffield Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Gary Sheffield's seasonal Total Chances 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 Total Chances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Gary Sheffield Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Gary Sheffield's MLB career with Total Chances 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 Total Chances season-by-season breakdown table