How Ed Head's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Ed Head totaled 434 career Hits, well below the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Hits season came in 1940, posting 40, well below the starting pitcher average of 93.9 that year. The highest point came in 1943 at 166, well above the starting pitcher average of 101.0 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 166 in 1943 to 54 in 1944 and 56 in 1946, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 40 to 166 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ed Head Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Ed Head Hits Per Season

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

Ed Head Hits by Team

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

Ed Head Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Ed Head'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.
Ed Head Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Ed Head Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ed Head'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.
Ed Head Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ed Head Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ed Head'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.
Ed Head Hits season-by-season breakdown table