How Mel Stottlemyre's Double Plays Compares to Similar Players

Mel Stottlemyre totaled 38 career Double Plays, well below the league average of 71.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Double Plays season came in 1972, posting 7, well below the league average of 11.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1968 at 0, well below the league average of 12.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Double Plays total went from 7 in 1972 to 4 in 1973 and 0 in 1974, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Double Plays profile — ranging from 0 to 7 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mel Stottlemyre Lifetime Double Plays

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Mel Stottlemyre
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Career38
Season Avg.3.45
162 Game Avg.17.1
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Mel Stottlemyre Double Plays Per Season

Mel Stottlemyre's Double Plays 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 Double Plays per season line chart

Mel Stottlemyre Double Plays by Team

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

Mel Stottlemyre Cumulative Double Plays — Career Progression

A running total of Mel Stottlemyre's career Double Plays, 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 Double Plays year-over-year waterfall chart

Mel Stottlemyre Double Plays Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mel Stottlemyre's seasonal Double Plays 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 Double Plays distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mel Stottlemyre Double Plays — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mel Stottlemyre's MLB career with Double Plays 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 Double Plays season-by-season breakdown table