How Len Barker's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Len Barker totaled 1,289 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1976, posting 7, well below the starting pitcher average of 135.5 that year. The highest point came in 1980 at 237, well above the starting pitcher average of 132.0 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 120 in 1984 to 84 in 1985 and 54 in 1987, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 7 to 237 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Len Barker Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Len Barker Hits Per Season

Len Barker'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, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Len Barker Hits per season line chart

Len Barker Hits by Team

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

Len Barker Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Len Barker'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.
Len Barker Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Len Barker Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Len Barker'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.
Len Barker Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Len Barker Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Len Barker'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.
Len Barker Hits season-by-season breakdown table