How Wilson Alvarez's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Wilson Alvarez totaled 1,624 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1989, posting 3, well below the starting pitcher average of 116.9 that year. The highest point came in 1996 at 216, well above the starting pitcher average of 118.0 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 80 in 2003 to 109 in 2004 and 31 in 2005, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 3 to 216 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Wilson Alvarez Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career16248.36
Season Avg.1168.36
162 Game Avg.741.098.36
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Wilson Alvarez Hits Per Season

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

Wilson Alvarez Hits by Team

Wilson Alvarez's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Wilson Alvarez career Hits by team bar chart

Wilson Alvarez Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Wilson Alvarez's career Hits, 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.
Wilson Alvarez Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Wilson Alvarez Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Wilson Alvarez's seasonal Hits 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.
Wilson Alvarez Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Wilson Alvarez Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Wilson Alvarez's MLB career with Hits 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.
Wilson Alvarez Hits season-by-season breakdown table