How Ken Patterson's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Ken Patterson totaled 290 career Hits, near the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Hits season came in 1988, posting 25, well below the relief pitcher average of 53.1 that year. The highest point came in 1989 at 64, above the relief pitcher average of 56.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 48 in 1991 to 41 in 1992 and 54 in 1993, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 25 to 64 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Ken Patterson Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Ken Patterson Hits Per Season

Ken Patterson's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ken Patterson Hits per season line chart

Ken Patterson Hits by Team

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

Ken Patterson Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

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

Ken Patterson Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ken 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.
Ken Patterson Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ken Patterson Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ken 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.
Ken Patterson Hits season-by-season breakdown table