How Pop Smith's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Pop Smith totaled 6,945 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 1885, posting 820, well above the league average of 294.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1881 at 101, well below the league average of 364.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 717 in 1889 to 697 in 1890 and 168 in 1891, 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 101 to 820 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Pop Smith Lifetime Total Chances

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Pop Smith Total Chances Per Season

Pop Smith'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, 2B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Pop Smith Total Chances per season line chart

Pop Smith Total Chances by Team

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

Pop Smith Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

A running total of Pop Smith'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.
Pop Smith Total Chances year-over-year waterfall chart

Pop Smith Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Pop Smith'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.
Pop Smith Total Chances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Pop Smith Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Pop Smith'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.
Pop Smith Total Chances season-by-season breakdown table