How Bill James's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Bill James totaled 469 career Hits, well below the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. Across 4 seasons, the Hits arc showed a promising start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 4 seasons of data, the Hits arc was above league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 6 to 261 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Bill James Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Bill James
| Bill James
Hits | Bill James
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 469 | 7.79 |
| Season Avg. | 117.25 | 7.79 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 904.5 | 7.79 |
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Bill James Hits Per Season
Bill James's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bill James Hits by Team
Bill James's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill James Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Bill James'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.
Bill James Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bill James'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.
Bill James Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bill James'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.
