How Josh Hamilton's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players

Josh Hamilton posted a career Range Factor of 2.23, well below the league average of 3.1 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Range Factor season came in 2008, posting 2.5, below the league average of 2.89 that year. The lowest point came in 2015 at 1.71, well below the league average of 2.74 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.22 in 2013 to 2.32 in 2014 and 1.71 in 2015. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 9 seasons.

Josh Hamilton Lifetime Range Factor

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Josh Hamilton
Range Factor
Career2.232
Season Avg.2.232
162 Game Avg.2.232
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Josh Hamilton Range Factor Per Season

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

Josh Hamilton Range Factor by Team

Josh Hamilton's career Range Factor totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Josh Hamilton career Range Factor by team bar chart

Josh Hamilton Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Josh Hamilton's career Range Factor shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Josh Hamilton Range Factor year-over-year waterfall chart

Josh Hamilton Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Josh Hamilton's seasonal Range Factor 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.
Josh Hamilton Range Factor distribution box chart versus comparable players

Josh Hamilton Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Josh Hamilton's MLB career with Range Factor 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.
Josh Hamilton Range Factor season-by-season breakdown table