How Dennis Leonard's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Dennis Leonard totaled 2,137 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1985, posting 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 122.9 that year. The highest point came in 1978 at 283, well above the starting pitcher average of 133.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 69 in 1983 to 1 in 1985 and 207 in 1986, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 1 to 283 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Dennis Leonard Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Dennis Leonard
| Dennis Leonard
Hits | Dennis Leonard
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 2137 | 8.79 |
| Season Avg. | 178.08 | 8.79 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1109.6 | 8.79 |
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Dennis Leonard Hits Per Season
Dennis Leonard's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dennis Leonard Hits by Team
Dennis Leonard's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dennis Leonard Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Dennis Leonard'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.
Dennis Leonard Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dennis Leonard'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.
Dennis Leonard Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dennis Leonard'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.
