How David Aardsma's Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players

David Aardsma posted a career Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings of 7.91, near the relief pitcher average of 8.78 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings season came in 2010, posting 5.98, well below the relief pitcher average of 8.5 that year. The highest point came in 2004 at 16.88, well above the relief pitcher average of 8.9 that year. The Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 9.0 in 2012 to 8.85 in 2013 and 7.34 in 2015. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings profile — ranging from 5.98 to 16.88 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

David Aardsma Lifetime Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings

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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career7.91
Season Avg.7.91
162 Game Avg.7.91
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David Aardsma Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings Per Season

David Aardsma's Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
David Aardsma Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings per season line chart

David Aardsma Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings by Team

David Aardsma's career Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
David Aardsma career Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings by team bar chart

David Aardsma Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how David Aardsma's career Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
David Aardsma Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings year-over-year waterfall chart

David Aardsma Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David Aardsma's seasonal Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings 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.
David Aardsma Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings distribution box chart versus comparable players

David Aardsma Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David Aardsma's MLB career with Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings 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.
David Aardsma Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings season-by-season breakdown table