How Mike Matthews's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Mike Matthews totaled 237 career Hits, below the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Hits season came in 2005, posting 9, well below the relief pitcher average of 40.8 that year. The highest point came in 2001 at 74, well above the relief pitcher average of 48.1 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 65 in 2003 to 31 in 2004 and 9 in 2005, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 9 to 74 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Mike Matthews Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Mike Matthews Hits Per Season

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

Mike Matthews Hits by Team

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

Mike Matthews Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Mike Matthews'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.
Mike Matthews Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Matthews Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Matthews'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.
Mike Matthews Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Matthews Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Matthews'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.
Mike Matthews Hits season-by-season breakdown table