How Marv Lane's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Marv Lane totaled 37 career Hits, well below the league average of 490.7 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Hits season came in 1974, posting 24, well below the league average of 51.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1972 at 0, well below the league average of 47.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 2 in 1973 to 24 in 1974 and 9 in 1976, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 0 to 24 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Marv Lane Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Career3790.243
Season Avg.7.41.80.243
162 Game Avg.66.616.20.243
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Marv Lane Hits Per Season

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

Marv Lane Hits by Team

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

Marv Lane Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Marv Lane'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.
Marv Lane Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Marv Lane Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Marv Lane'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.
Marv Lane Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Marv Lane Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Marv Lane'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.
Marv Lane Hits season-by-season breakdown table