How Joe Gaines's Hit By Pitch Compares to Similar Players

Joe Gaines totaled 5 career Hit By Pitch, well below the league average of 14.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Hit By Pitch season came in 1965, posting 3, well above the league average of 1.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1960 at 0, well below the league average of 1.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hit By Pitch total went from 2 in 1964 to 3 in 1965 and 0 in 1966, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hit By Pitch profile — ranging from 0 to 3 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Joe Gaines Lifetime Hit By Pitch

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Joe Gaines Hit By Pitch Per Season

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

Joe Gaines Hit By Pitch by Team

Joe Gaines's career Hit By Pitch totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Gaines career Hit By Pitch by team bar chart

Joe Gaines Cumulative Hit By Pitch — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Gaines's career Hit By Pitch, 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.
Joe Gaines Hit By Pitch year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Gaines Hit By Pitch Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Gaines's seasonal Hit By Pitch 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.
Joe Gaines Hit By Pitch distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Gaines Hit By Pitch — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Gaines's MLB career with Hit By Pitch 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.
Joe Gaines Hit By Pitch season-by-season breakdown table