How Bones Ely's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Bones Ely totaled 1,333 career Hits, well above the league average of 470.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Hits season came in 1894, posting 156, well above the league average of 105.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1884 at 0, well below the league average of 49.6 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 116 in 1900 to 87 in 1901 and 100 in 1902, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 0 to 156 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bones Ely Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

Stats similar to Hits for Bones Ely
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Hits
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Extra Base Hits
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Extra Base Hit Pct
Career13332410.181
Season Avg.95.2117.210.181
162 Game Avg.160.7929.070.181
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Bones Ely Hits Per Season

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

Bones Ely Hits by Team

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

Bones Ely Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Bones Ely'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.
Bones Ely Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Bones Ely Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bones Ely'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.
Bones Ely Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bones Ely Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bones Ely'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.
Bones Ely Hits season-by-season breakdown table