How Bruce Howard's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Bruce Howard totaled 449 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 1964, posting 10, well below the starting pitcher average of 119.5 that year. The highest point came in 1965 at 123, near the starting pitcher average of 120.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 110 in 1966 to 102 in 1967 and 92 in 1968, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 10 to 123 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bruce Howard Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits
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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career4497.64
Season Avg.74.837.64
162 Game Avg.606.157.64
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Bruce Howard Hits Per Season

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

Bruce Howard Hits by Team

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

Bruce Howard Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Bruce Howard'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.
Bruce Howard Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Bruce Howard Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bruce Howard'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.
Bruce Howard Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bruce Howard Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bruce Howard'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.
Bruce Howard Hits season-by-season breakdown table