How Billy Sunday's Runs Compares to Similar Players

Billy Sunday totaled 339 career Runs, well above the league average of 234.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Runs season came in 1890, posting 84, well above the league average of 62.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1883 at 6, well below the league average of 93.5 that year. The Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 69 in 1888 to 62 in 1889 and 84 in 1890, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 6 to 84 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Billy Sunday Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats

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Career339244.28497261.93
Season Avg.42.3830.5362.1332.74
162 Game Avg.110.0679.31161.3585.04
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Billy Sunday Runs Per Season

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

Billy Sunday Runs by Team

Billy Sunday's career Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Billy Sunday career Runs by team bar chart

Billy Sunday Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Billy Sunday's career Runs, 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.
Billy Sunday Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Billy Sunday Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Billy Sunday's seasonal Runs 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.
Billy Sunday Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Billy Sunday Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Billy Sunday's MLB career with Runs 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.
Billy Sunday Runs season-by-season breakdown table