How Willie Smith's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Willie Smith totaled 1,184 career Total Chances, near the league average of 1,199.9 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Total Chances season came in 1970, posting 331, well above the league average of 190.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1963 at 5, well below the league average of 202.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 197 in 1969 to 331 in 1970 and 89 in 1971, 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 5 to 331 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Willie Smith Lifetime Total Chances

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Willie Smith Total Chances Per Season

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

Willie Smith Total Chances by Team

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

Willie Smith Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

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

Willie Smith Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Willie Smith Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Willie 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.
Willie Smith Total Chances season-by-season breakdown table