How Roger Maris's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Roger Maris totaled 1,325 career Hits, well above the league average of 490.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Hits season came in 1961, posting 159, well above the league average of 50.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1965 at 37, below the league average of 44.7 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 81 in 1966 to 107 in 1967 and 79 in 1968, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 37 to 159 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Roger Maris Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Roger Maris
| Roger Maris
Hits | Roger Maris
Extra Base Hits | Roger Maris
Extra Base Hit Pct |
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| Career | 1325 | 512 | 0.386 |
| Season Avg. | 110.42 | 42.67 | 0.386 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 146.72 | 56.69 | 0.386 |
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Roger Maris Hits Per Season
Roger Maris's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Roger Maris Hits by Team
Roger Maris's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Roger Maris Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Roger Maris'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.
Roger Maris Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Roger Maris'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.
Roger Maris Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Roger Maris'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.
