How Roy Oswalt's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Roy Oswalt totaled 2,199 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 2013, posting 49, well below the starting pitcher average of 106.1 that year. The highest point came in 2005 at 243, well above the starting pitcher average of 118.0 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 153 in 2011 to 79 in 2012 and 49 in 2013, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 49 to 243 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Roy Oswalt Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Roy Oswalt Hits Per Season

Roy Oswalt'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.
Roy Oswalt Hits per season line chart

Roy Oswalt Hits by Team

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

Roy Oswalt Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Roy Oswalt'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.
Roy Oswalt Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Roy Oswalt Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Roy Oswalt'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.
Roy Oswalt Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Roy Oswalt Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Roy Oswalt'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.
Roy Oswalt Hits season-by-season breakdown table