How Steve Hovley's Putouts Compares to Similar Players

Steve Hovley totaled 533 career Putouts, well below the league average of 773.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Putouts season came in 1969, posting 175, well above the league average of 127.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1971 at 15, well below the league average of 123.9 that year. The Putouts trended upward through the final seasons. The Putouts total went from 15 in 1971 to 103 in 1972 and 114 in 1973, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Putouts profile — ranging from 15 to 175 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Steve Hovley Lifetime Putouts

Stats similar to Putouts for Steve Hovley
Steve Hovley
Putouts
Career533
Season Avg.106.6
162 Game Avg.268.16
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Steve Hovley Putouts Per Season

Steve Hovley's Putouts 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 Putouts per season line chart

Steve Hovley Putouts by Team

Steve Hovley's career Putouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Steve Hovley career Putouts by team bar chart

Steve Hovley Cumulative Putouts — Career Progression

A running total of Steve Hovley's career Putouts, 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 Putouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Steve Hovley Putouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Steve Hovley's seasonal Putouts 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 Putouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Steve Hovley Putouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Steve Hovley's MLB career with Putouts 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.
Steve Hovley Putouts season-by-season breakdown table