How Chris James's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Chris James totaled 794 career Hits, well above the league average of 470.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Hits season came in 1990, posting 158, well above the league average of 50.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1986 at 13, well below the league average of 50.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 60 in 1992 to 44 in 1993 and 22 in 1995, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 13 to 158 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Chris James Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

Stats similar to Hits for Chris James
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Extra Base Hits
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Extra Base Hit Pct
Career7942590.326
Season Avg.79.425.90.326
162 Game Avg.135.9744.350.326
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Chris James Hits Per Season

Chris 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, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Chris James Hits per season line chart

Chris James Hits by Team

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

Chris James Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Chris 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.
Chris James Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Chris James Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Chris 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.
Chris James Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Chris James Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Chris 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.
Chris James Hits season-by-season breakdown table