How Billy Sunday's Stolen Bases Compares to Similar Players

Billy Sunday totaled 246 career Stolen Bases, well above the league average of 37.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Stolen Bases season came in 1890, posting 84, well above the league average of 20.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1883 at 0, near the league average of 0.0 that year. The Stolen Bases trended upward through the final seasons. The Stolen Bases total went from 71 in 1888 to 47 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 Stolen Bases profile — ranging from 0 to 84 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Billy Sunday Lifetime Stolen Bases and Similar Stats

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Billy Sunday Stolen Bases Per Season

Billy Sunday's Stolen Bases 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 Stolen Bases per season line chart

Billy Sunday Stolen Bases by Team

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

Billy Sunday Cumulative Stolen Bases — Career Progression

A running total of Billy Sunday's career Stolen Bases, 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 Stolen Bases year-over-year waterfall chart

Billy Sunday Stolen Bases Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Billy Sunday's seasonal Stolen Bases 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 Stolen Bases distribution box chart versus comparable players

Billy Sunday Stolen Bases — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Billy Sunday's MLB career with Stolen Bases 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 Stolen Bases season-by-season breakdown table