How Steve Hovley's Plate Appearances Compares to Similar Players
Steve Hovley totaled 1,152 career Plate Appearances, well below the league average of 2,109.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Plate Appearances season came in 1969, posting 364, well above the league average of 223.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1971 at 36, well below the league average of 222.2 that year. The Plate Appearances trended upward through the final seasons. The Plate Appearances total went from 36 in 1971 to 226 in 1972 and 268 in 1973, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Plate Appearances profile — ranging from 36 to 364 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Steve Hovley Lifetime Plate Appearances
Stats similar to Plate Appearances for Steve Hovley
| Steve Hovley
Plate Appearances |
|---|
| Career | 1152 |
| Season Avg. | 230.4 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 428.04 |
| More Info | See More |
Steve Hovley Plate Appearances Per Season
Steve Hovley's Plate Appearances for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Steve Hovley Plate Appearances by Team
Steve Hovley's career Plate Appearances totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Steve Hovley Cumulative Plate Appearances — Career Progression
A running total of Steve Hovley's career Plate Appearances, 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.
Steve Hovley Plate Appearances Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Steve Hovley's seasonal Plate Appearances 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.
Steve Hovley Plate Appearances — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Steve Hovley's MLB career with Plate Appearances 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.
