How Phil Knell's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Phil Knell totaled 1,478 career Hits, well above the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1888, posting 20, well below the relief pitcher average of 250.7 that year. The highest point came in 1891 at 363, well above the relief pitcher average of 248.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 243 in 1892 to 341 in 1894 and 224 in 1895, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 20 to 363 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Phil Knell Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career14789.16
Season Avg.246.339.16
162 Game Avg.1247.069.16
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Phil Knell Hits Per Season

Phil Knell's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American Association, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Phil Knell Hits per season line chart

Phil Knell Hits by Team

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

Phil Knell Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Phil Knell'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.
Phil Knell Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Phil Knell Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Phil Knell'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.
Phil Knell Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Phil Knell Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Phil Knell'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.
Phil Knell Hits season-by-season breakdown table