How Tom Cheney's Hit By Pitch Compares to Similar Players

Tom Cheney totaled 6 career Hit By Pitch, well below the starting pitcher average of 21.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Hit By Pitch season came in 1957, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.4 that year. The highest point came in 1959 at 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.7 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hit By Pitch total went from 1 in 1963 to 0 in 1964 and 1 in 1966, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hit By Pitch profile — ranging from 0 to 2 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Tom Cheney Lifetime Hit By Pitch

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Season Avg.0.75
162 Game Avg.8.45
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Tom Cheney Hit By Pitch Per Season

Tom Cheney's Hit By Pitch 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.
Tom Cheney Hit By Pitch per season line chart

Tom Cheney Hit By Pitch by Team

Tom Cheney's career Hit By Pitch totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tom Cheney career Hit By Pitch by team bar chart

Tom Cheney Cumulative Hit By Pitch — Career Progression

A running total of Tom Cheney's career Hit By Pitch, 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.
Tom Cheney Hit By Pitch year-over-year waterfall chart

Tom Cheney Hit By Pitch Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tom Cheney's seasonal Hit By Pitch 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.
Tom Cheney Hit By Pitch distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tom Cheney Hit By Pitch — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tom Cheney's MLB career with Hit By Pitch 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.
Tom Cheney Hit By Pitch season-by-season breakdown table