How Ed Linke's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Ed Linke totaled 555 career Hits, well below the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Hits season came in 1933, posting 15, well below the starting pitcher average of 121.8 that year. The highest point came in 1935 at 211, well above the starting pitcher average of 121.4 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 73 in 1936 to 158 in 1937 and 60 in 1938, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 15 to 211 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ed Linke Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits
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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career55511.12
Season Avg.92.511.12
162 Game Avg.749.2511.12
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Ed Linke Hits Per Season

Ed Linke'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.
Ed Linke Hits per season line chart

Ed Linke Hits by Team

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

Ed Linke Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Ed Linke'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.
Ed Linke Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Ed Linke Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ed Linke'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.
Ed Linke Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ed Linke Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ed Linke'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.
Ed Linke Hits season-by-season breakdown table