How Bruce Howard's Hit By Pitch Compares to Similar Players

Bruce Howard totaled 8 career Hit By Pitch, well below the starting pitcher average of 21.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Hit By Pitch season came in 1963, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.0 that year. The highest point came in 1967 at 3, near the starting pitcher average of 2.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hit By Pitch total went from 1 in 1966 to 3 in 1967 and 2 in 1968, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hit By Pitch profile — ranging from 0 to 3 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bruce Howard Lifetime Hit By Pitch

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Bruce Howard Hit By Pitch Per Season

Bruce Howard's Hit By Pitch 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 Hit By Pitch per season line chart

Bruce Howard Hit By Pitch by Team

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

Bruce Howard Cumulative Hit By Pitch — Career Progression

A running total of Bruce Howard's career Hit By Pitch, 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 Hit By Pitch year-over-year waterfall chart

Bruce Howard Hit By Pitch Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bruce Howard's seasonal Hit By Pitch 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 Hit By Pitch distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bruce Howard Hit By Pitch — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bruce Howard's MLB career with Hit By Pitch 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 Hit By Pitch season-by-season breakdown table