How Bill Merritt's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Bill Merritt totaled 384 career Hits, below the league average of 470.7 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Hits season came in 1895, posting 82, near the league average of 89.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1899 at 0, well below the league average of 82.7 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 82 in 1896 to 55 in 1897 and 0 in 1899, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 0 to 82 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Bill Merritt Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Bill Merritt
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Hits | Bill Merritt
Extra Base Hits | Bill Merritt
Extra Base Hit Pct |
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| Career | 384 | 60 | 0.156 |
| Season Avg. | 48 | 7.5 | 0.156 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 155.13 | 24.24 | 0.156 |
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Bill Merritt Hits Per Season
Bill Merritt's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, C, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bill Merritt Hits by Team
Bill Merritt's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill Merritt Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Bill Merritt'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.
Bill Merritt Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bill Merritt'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.
Bill Merritt Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bill Merritt'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.
