How Billy Smith's Chances Accepted Compares to Similar Players

Billy Smith totaled 1,443 career Chances Accepted, well above the league average of 1,085.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Chances Accepted season came in 1977, posting 546, well above the league average of 173.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1976 at 5, well below the league average of 184.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Chances Accepted total went from 357 in 1978 to 259 in 1979 and 82 in 1981, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Chances Accepted profile — ranging from 5 to 546 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Billy Smith Lifetime Chances Accepted

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Billy Smith Chances Accepted Per Season

Billy Smith's Chances Accepted for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 2B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Billy Smith Chances Accepted per season line chart

Billy Smith Chances Accepted by Team

Billy Smith's career Chances Accepted totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Billy Smith career Chances Accepted by team bar chart

Billy Smith Cumulative Chances Accepted — Career Progression

A running total of Billy Smith's career Chances Accepted, 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.
Billy Smith Chances Accepted year-over-year waterfall chart

Billy Smith Chances Accepted Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Billy Smith's seasonal Chances Accepted 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.
Billy Smith Chances Accepted distribution box chart versus comparable players

Billy Smith Chances Accepted — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Billy Smith's MLB career with Chances Accepted 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.
Billy Smith Chances Accepted season-by-season breakdown table