How Mel Clark's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Mel Clark totaled 182 career Hits, well below the league average of 470.7 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Hits season came in 1953, posting 59, near the league average of 55.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1957 at 0, well below the league average of 50.9 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 56 in 1954 to 5 in 1955 and 0 in 1957, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 0 to 59 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mel Clark Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits
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Extra Base Hits
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Extra Base Hit Pct
Career182470.258
Season Avg.30.337.830.258
162 Game Avg.137.1335.410.258
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Mel Clark Hits Per Season

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

Mel Clark Hits by Team

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

Mel Clark Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Mel Clark'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.
Mel Clark Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Mel Clark Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mel Clark'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.
Mel Clark Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mel Clark Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mel Clark'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.
Mel Clark Hits season-by-season breakdown table