How Gifford McDonald's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Gifford McDonald totaled 108 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 1921, posting 5. The highest point came in 1917 at 45. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 17 in 1918 to 32 in 1920 and 5 in 1921, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 5 to 45 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Gifford McDonald Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

Stats similar to Hits for Gifford McDonald
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Hits
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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career10810.34
Season Avg.21.610.34
162 Game Avg.920.8410.34
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Gifford McDonald Hits Per Season

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

Gifford McDonald Hits by Team

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

Gifford McDonald Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Gifford McDonald'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.
Gifford McDonald Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Gifford McDonald Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Gifford McDonald'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.
Gifford McDonald Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Gifford McDonald Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Gifford McDonald'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.
Gifford McDonald Hits season-by-season breakdown table