How Ken Heintzelman's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Ken Heintzelman totaled 1,540 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1938, posting 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 102.8 that year. The highest point came in 1949 at 239, well above the starting pitcher average of 130.7 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 122 in 1950 to 119 in 1951 and 41 in 1952, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 1 to 239 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Ken Heintzelman Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career15409.23
Season Avg.118.469.23
162 Game Avg.782.079.23
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Ken Heintzelman Hits Per Season

Ken Heintzelman'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.
Ken Heintzelman Hits per season line chart

Ken Heintzelman Hits by Team

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

Ken Heintzelman Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Ken Heintzelman'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.
Ken Heintzelman Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Ken Heintzelman Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ken Heintzelman'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.
Ken Heintzelman Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ken Heintzelman Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ken Heintzelman'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.
Ken Heintzelman Hits season-by-season breakdown table