How Bill Anderson's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Bill Anderson totaled 372 career Hits, well below the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Hits season came in 1947, posting 6. The highest point came in 1941 at 93. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 37 in 1945 to 52 in 1946 and 6 in 1947, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 6 to 93 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bill Anderson Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

Stats similar to Hits for Bill Anderson
Bill Anderson
Hits
Bill Anderson
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career37210.35
Season Avg.53.1410.35
162 Game Avg.956.5710.35
More InfoSee MoreSee More

Bill Anderson Hits Per Season

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

Bill Anderson Hits by Team

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

Bill Anderson Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Bill Anderson'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.
Bill Anderson Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Bill Anderson Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bill Anderson'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.
Bill Anderson Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bill Anderson Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bill Anderson'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.
Bill Anderson Hits season-by-season breakdown table