How Bob Shirley's Inning Played Compares to Similar Players

Bob Shirley totaled 1,432 career Inning Played, well below the league average of 2,296.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Inning Played season came in 1977, posting 214, well below the league average of 418.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1987 at 41, well below the league average of 356.1 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Inning Played total went from 109 in 1985 to 105 in 1986 and 41 in 1987, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Inning Played profile — ranging from 41 to 214 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Bob Shirley Lifetime Inning Played

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Bob Shirley Inning Played Per Season

Bob Shirley'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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bob Shirley Inning Played per season line chart

Bob Shirley Inning Played by Team

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

Bob Shirley Cumulative Inning Played — Career Progression

A running total of Bob Shirley'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.
Bob Shirley Inning Played year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Shirley Inning Played Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Shirley'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.
Bob Shirley Inning Played distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Shirley Inning Played — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Shirley'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.
Bob Shirley Inning Played season-by-season breakdown table