How Ray Sheppard's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Ray Sheppard totaled 671 career Total Chances, well above the league average of 397.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Total Chances season came in 1928, posting 223. The lowest point came in 1925 at 0. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 223 in 1928 to 136 in 1929 and 61 in 1932, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Chances profile — ranging from 0 to 223 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ray Sheppard Lifetime Total Chances

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Ray Sheppard Total Chances Per Season

Ray Sheppard's Total Chances for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro American League, Hall of Fame, 3B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ray Sheppard Total Chances per season line chart

Ray Sheppard Total Chances by Team

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

Ray Sheppard Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

A running total of Ray Sheppard'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.
Ray Sheppard Total Chances year-over-year waterfall chart

Ray Sheppard Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ray Sheppard'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.
Ray Sheppard Total Chances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ray Sheppard Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ray Sheppard'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.
Ray Sheppard Total Chances season-by-season breakdown table