How Joe Blanton's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Joe Blanton totaled 1,896 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 2004, posting 6, well below the starting pitcher average of 113.5 that year. The highest point came in 2006 at 241, well above the starting pitcher average of 111.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 69 in 2015 to 55 in 2016 and 53 in 2017, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 6 to 241 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Joe Blanton Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Joe Blanton
| Joe Blanton
Hits | Joe Blanton
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 1896 | 9.65 |
| Season Avg. | 145.85 | 9.65 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 719.33 | 9.65 |
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Joe Blanton Hits Per Season
Joe Blanton'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.
Joe Blanton Hits by Team
Joe Blanton's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Blanton Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Joe Blanton'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.
Joe Blanton Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Joe Blanton'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.
Joe Blanton Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Joe Blanton'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.
