How Earl Caldwell's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Earl Caldwell totaled 656 career Hits, well above the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1935, posting 34, well below the relief pitcher average of 53.9 that year. The highest point came in 1936 at 252, well above the relief pitcher average of 64.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 60 in 1946 to 53 in 1947 and 64 in 1948, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 34 to 252 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Earl Caldwell Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
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162 Game Avg.531.3610.05
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Earl Caldwell Hits Per Season

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

Earl Caldwell Hits by Team

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

Earl Caldwell Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Earl Caldwell'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.
Earl Caldwell Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Earl Caldwell Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Earl Caldwell'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.
Earl Caldwell Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Earl Caldwell Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Earl Caldwell'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.
Earl Caldwell Hits season-by-season breakdown table