How Buttons Briggs's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Buttons Briggs totaled 879 career Hits, above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Hits season came in 1898, posting 38, well below the starting pitcher average of 124.5 that year. The highest point came in 1904 at 252, well above the starting pitcher average of 186.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 38 in 1898 to 252 in 1904 and 141 in 1905, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 38 to 252 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Buttons Briggs Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Buttons Briggs
| Buttons Briggs
Hits | Buttons Briggs
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 879 | 9.25 |
| Season Avg. | 175.8 | 9.25 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1343.38 | 9.25 |
| More Info | See More | See More |
Buttons Briggs Hits Per Season
Buttons Briggs's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Buttons Briggs Hits by Team
Buttons Briggs's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Buttons Briggs Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Buttons Briggs'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.
Buttons Briggs Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Buttons Briggs'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.
Buttons Briggs Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Buttons Briggs'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.
