How Sam Jones's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Sam Jones totaled 1,437 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1951, posting 4, well below the starting pitcher average of 131.0 that year. The highest point came in 1959 at 232, well above the starting pitcher average of 118.2 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 77 in 1962 to 15 in 1963 and 5 in 1964, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 4 to 232 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Sam Jones Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Sam Jones
| Sam Jones
Hits | Sam Jones
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 1437 | 7.75 |
| Season Avg. | 102.64 | 7.75 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 711.91 | 7.75 |
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Sam Jones Hits Per Season
Sam Jones'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.
Sam Jones Hits by Team
Sam Jones's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam Jones Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Sam Jones'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.
Sam Jones Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam Jones'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.
Sam Jones Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam Jones'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.
