How Rudy May's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Rudy May totaled 2,314 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1983, posting 22, well below the starting pitcher average of 127.2 that year. The highest point came in 1977 at 243, well above the starting pitcher average of 137.6 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 137 in 1981 to 109 in 1982 and 22 in 1983, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 22 to 243 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Rudy May Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

Stats similar to Hits for Rudy May
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Hits
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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career23147.94
Season Avg.144.637.94
162 Game Avg.700.697.94
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Rudy May Hits Per Season

Rudy May'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.
Rudy May Hits per season line chart

Rudy May Hits by Team

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

Rudy May Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Rudy May'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.
Rudy May Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Rudy May Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rudy May'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.
Rudy May Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rudy May Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rudy May'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.
Rudy May Hits season-by-season breakdown table