How Joe Sommer's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Joe Sommer totaled 24,561 career Played Outs, well above the league average of 16,530.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Played Outs season came in 1886, posting 3,768, near the league average of 3,549.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1880 at 543, near the league average of 507.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 2,004 in 1888 to 2,763 in 1889 and 1,170 in 1890, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 543 to 3,768 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Joe Sommer Lifetime Played Outs

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Joe Sommer Played Outs Per Season

Joe Sommer's Played Outs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American Association, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Joe Sommer Played Outs per season line chart

Joe Sommer Played Outs by Team

Joe Sommer's career Played Outs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Sommer career Played Outs by team bar chart

Joe Sommer Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Sommer's career Played Outs, 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.
Joe Sommer Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Sommer Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Sommer's seasonal Played Outs 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.
Joe Sommer Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Sommer Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Sommer's MLB career with Played Outs 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.
Joe Sommer Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table