How John Patterson's Hits Compares to Similar Players

John Patterson totaled 435 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 2002, posting 27, well below the starting pitcher average of 113.1 that year. The highest point came in 2005 at 172, well above the starting pitcher average of 118.0 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 172 in 2005 to 36 in 2006 and 39 in 2007, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 27 to 172 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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John Patterson Hits Per Season

John Patterson'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.
John Patterson Hits per season line chart

John Patterson Hits by Team

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

John Patterson Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of John Patterson'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.
John Patterson Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

John Patterson Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Patterson'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.
John Patterson Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Patterson Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Patterson'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.
John Patterson Hits season-by-season breakdown table