How Gene Freese's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Gene Freese totaled 877 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 1961, posting 159, well above the league average of 49.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1962 at 6, well below the league average of 54.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 65 in 1964 to 30 in 1965 and 25 in 1966, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 6 to 159 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Gene Freese Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Gene Freese
| Gene Freese
Hits | Gene Freese
Extra Base Hits | Gene Freese
Extra Base Hit Pct |
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| Career | 877 | 304 | 0.347 |
| Season Avg. | 73.08 | 25.33 | 0.347 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 127.42 | 44.17 | 0.347 |
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Gene Freese Hits Per Season
Gene Freese's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 3B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Gene Freese Hits by Team
Gene Freese's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Gene Freese Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Gene Freese'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.
Gene Freese Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Gene Freese'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.
Gene Freese Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Gene Freese'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.
