How Dave Elder's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Dave Elder totaled 23 career Hits, well below the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. Across 2 seasons, the Hits arc showed a promising start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the Hits arc was above league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 5 to 18 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Dave Elder Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

Stats similar to Hits for Dave Elder
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Hits
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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career238.17
Season Avg.11.58.17
162 Game Avg.196.118.17
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Dave Elder Hits Per Season

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

Dave Elder Hits by Team

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

Dave Elder Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Dave Elder'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.
Dave Elder Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Elder Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Elder'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.
Dave Elder Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Elder Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Elder'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.
Dave Elder Hits season-by-season breakdown table