How Willie Kirkland's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Willie Kirkland totaled 837 career Hits, well above the league average of 490.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Hits season came in 1961, posting 136, well above the league average of 50.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1966 at 31, well below the league average of 43.8 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 52 in 1964 to 72 in 1965 and 31 in 1966, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 31 to 136 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Willie Kirkland Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Willie Kirkland
| Willie Kirkland
Hits | Willie Kirkland
Extra Base Hits | Willie Kirkland
Extra Base Hit Pct |
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| Career | 837 | 311 | 0.372 |
| Season Avg. | 93 | 34.56 | 0.372 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 118.01 | 43.85 | 0.372 |
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Willie Kirkland Hits Per Season
Willie Kirkland's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Willie Kirkland Hits by Team
Willie Kirkland's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willie Kirkland Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Willie Kirkland'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.
Willie Kirkland Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Willie Kirkland'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.
Willie Kirkland Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Willie Kirkland'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.
