How James Stafford's Inning Played Compares to Similar Players

James Stafford totaled 4,665 career Inning Played, well above the league average of 2,296.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Inning Played season came in 1895, posting 1,053, well above the league average of 609.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1894 at 116, well below the league average of 671.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Inning Played total went from 1,002 in 1897 to 694 in 1898 and 631 in 1899, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Inning Played profile — ranging from 116 to 1,053 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

James Stafford Lifetime Inning Played

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James Stafford Inning Played Per Season

James Stafford'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, 2B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
James Stafford Inning Played per season line chart

James Stafford Inning Played by Team

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

James Stafford Cumulative Inning Played — Career Progression

A running total of James Stafford'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.
James Stafford Inning Played year-over-year waterfall chart

James Stafford Inning Played Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes James Stafford'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.
James Stafford Inning Played distribution box chart versus comparable players

James Stafford Inning Played — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of James Stafford'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.
James Stafford Inning Played season-by-season breakdown table