How Dizzy Dean's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Dizzy Dean totaled 1,919 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1930, posting 3, well below the starting pitcher average of 135.6 that year. The highest point came in 1935 at 324, well above the starting pitcher average of 121.4 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 68 in 1940 to 3 in 1941 and 3 in 1947, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 3 to 324 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Dizzy Dean Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career19198.78
Season Avg.159.928.78
162 Game Avg.980.698.78
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Dizzy Dean Hits Per Season

Dizzy Dean'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.
Dizzy Dean Hits per season line chart

Dizzy Dean Hits by Team

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

Dizzy Dean Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Dizzy Dean'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.
Dizzy Dean Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Dizzy Dean Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dizzy Dean'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.
Dizzy Dean Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dizzy Dean Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dizzy Dean'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.
Dizzy Dean Hits season-by-season breakdown table