How Steve Hovley's Sacrifice Hit Compares to Similar Players

Steve Hovley totaled 9 career Sacrifice Hit, well below the league average of 26.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Sacrifice Hit season came in 1972, posting 4, well above the league average of 2.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1970 at 0, well below the league average of 2.3 that year. The Sacrifice Hit trended upward through the final seasons. The Sacrifice Hit total went from 0 in 1971 to 4 in 1972 and 2 in 1973, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Sacrifice Hit profile — ranging from 0 to 4 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Steve Hovley Lifetime Sacrifice Hit and Similar Stats

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Steve Hovley Sacrifice Hit Per Season

Steve Hovley's Sacrifice Hit 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 Sacrifice Hit per season line chart

Steve Hovley Sacrifice Hit by Team

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

Steve Hovley Cumulative Sacrifice Hit — Career Progression

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

Steve Hovley Sacrifice Hit Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Steve Hovley Sacrifice Hit — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Steve Hovley's MLB career with Sacrifice Hit 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 Sacrifice Hit season-by-season breakdown table