How Paul Blackburn's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Paul Blackburn has totaled 517 career Hits, well below the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His strongest Hits season came in 2019, posting 19, well below the starting pitcher average of 91.2 that year. The highest point came in 2023 at 117, well above the starting pitcher average of 84.5 that year. The Hits has trended upward over recent seasons. The Hits total has gone from 117 in 2023 to 76 in 2024 and 47 in 2025, falling over the span. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 19 to 117 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.
Paul Blackburn Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Paul Blackburn
| Paul Blackburn
Hits | Paul Blackburn
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 517 | 9.96 |
| Season Avg. | 57.44 | 9.96 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 829.25 | 9.96 |
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Paul Blackburn Hits Per Season
Paul Blackburn'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.
Paul Blackburn Hits by Team
Paul Blackburn's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Paul Blackburn Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Paul Blackburn'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.
Paul Blackburn Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Paul Blackburn'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.
Paul Blackburn Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Paul Blackburn'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.
