How Phil Ortega's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Phil Ortega totaled 884 career Hits, above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Hits season came in 1963, posting 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 118.3 that year. The highest point came in 1967 at 189, well above the starting pitcher average of 109.2 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 189 in 1967 to 115 in 1968 and 13 in 1969, 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 189 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Phil Ortega Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Phil Ortega
| Phil Ortega
Hits | Phil Ortega
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 884 | 8.36 |
| Season Avg. | 88.4 | 8.36 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 702 | 8.36 |
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Phil Ortega Hits Per Season
Phil Ortega'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.
Phil Ortega Hits by Team
Phil Ortega's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Phil Ortega Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Phil Ortega'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.
Phil Ortega Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Phil Ortega'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.
Phil Ortega Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Phil Ortega'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.
