How Vern Olsen's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Vern Olsen totaled 547 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 1939, posting 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 98.6 that year. The highest point came in 1941 at 202, well above the starting pitcher average of 95.9 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 202 in 1941 to 161 in 1942 and 10 in 1946, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 2 to 202 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Vern Olsen Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Vern Olsen
| Vern Olsen
Hits | Vern Olsen
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 547 | 9.54 |
| Season Avg. | 109.4 | 9.54 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 791.2 | 9.54 |
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Vern Olsen Hits Per Season
Vern Olsen's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Vern Olsen Hits by Team
Vern Olsen's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Vern Olsen Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Vern Olsen'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.
Vern Olsen Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Vern Olsen'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.
Vern Olsen Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Vern Olsen'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.
