How Ricky Bottalico's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Ricky Bottalico totaled 561 career Hits, well above the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 2003, posting 3, well below the relief pitcher average of 44.8 that year. The highest point came in 1999 at 83, well above the relief pitcher average of 48.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 3 in 2003 to 54 in 2004 and 43 in 2005, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 3 to 83 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Ricky Bottalico Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career5618.03
Season Avg.46.758.03
162 Game Avg.161.718.03
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Ricky Bottalico Hits Per Season

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

Ricky Bottalico Hits by Team

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

Ricky Bottalico Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Ricky Bottalico'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.
Ricky Bottalico Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Ricky Bottalico Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ricky Bottalico'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.
Ricky Bottalico Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ricky Bottalico Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ricky Bottalico'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.
Ricky Bottalico Hits season-by-season breakdown table