How Roger Craig's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Roger Craig totaled 1,528 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1958, posting 30, well below the starting pitcher average of 112.1 that year. The highest point came in 1962 at 261, well above the starting pitcher average of 127.2 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 180 in 1964 to 74 in 1965 and 31 in 1966, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 30 to 261 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Roger Craig Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Roger Craig Hits Per Season

Roger Craig'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.
Roger Craig Hits per season line chart

Roger Craig Hits by Team

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

Roger Craig Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Roger Craig'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.
Roger Craig Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Roger Craig Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Roger Craig'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.
Roger Craig Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Roger Craig Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Roger Craig'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.
Roger Craig Hits season-by-season breakdown table