How Sam Crawford's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Sam Crawford totaled 2,961 career Hits, well above the league average of 490.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Hits season came in 1911, posting 217, well above the league average of 60.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1917 at 18, well below the league average of 52.0 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 183 in 1915 to 92 in 1916 and 18 in 1917, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 18 to 217 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Sam Crawford 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
Career29618640.292
Season Avg.155.8445.470.292
162 Game Avg.190.5855.610.292
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Sam Crawford Hits Per Season

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

Sam Crawford Hits by Team

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

Sam Crawford Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Sam Crawford'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.
Sam Crawford Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Sam Crawford Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sam Crawford'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.
Sam Crawford Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sam Crawford Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sam Crawford'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.
Sam Crawford Hits season-by-season breakdown table