How Mel Stottlemyre's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Mel Stottlemyre totaled 809 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 1964, posting 35, below the starting pitcher average of 39.7 that year. The highest point came in 1969 at 97, well above the starting pitcher average of 50.4 that year. The Walks trended upward through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 85 in 1972 to 79 in 1973 and 37 in 1974, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 35 to 97 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mel Stottlemyre Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats

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Mel Stottlemyre Walks Per Season

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

Mel Stottlemyre Walks by Team

Mel Stottlemyre's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mel Stottlemyre career Walks by team bar chart

Mel Stottlemyre Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Mel Stottlemyre's career Walks, 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.
Mel Stottlemyre Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Mel Stottlemyre Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mel Stottlemyre's seasonal Walks 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.
Mel Stottlemyre Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mel Stottlemyre Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mel Stottlemyre's MLB career with Walks 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.
Mel Stottlemyre Walks season-by-season breakdown table