How Bill Lee's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Bill Lee totaled 2,953 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1947, posting 26, well below the starting pitcher average of 90.4 that year. The highest point came in 1939 at 295, well above the starting pitcher average of 98.6 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 219 in 1945 to 148 in 1946 and 26 in 1947, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 26 to 295 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Bill Lee Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Bill Lee
| Bill Lee
Hits | Bill Lee
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 2953 | 9.28 |
| Season Avg. | 210.93 | 9.28 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1035.47 | 9.28 |
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Bill Lee Hits Per Season
Bill Lee'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.
Bill Lee Hits by Team
Bill Lee's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill Lee Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Bill Lee'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.
Bill Lee Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bill Lee'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.
Bill Lee Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bill Lee'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.
