How Michael Petersen's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Michael Petersen has totaled 39 career Hits, well below the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. Across 2 seasons, the Hits arc has shown a promising start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the Hits arc has been above league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. One of the more consistent Hits producers of his era, the career line shows well-above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 2 seasons.

Michael Petersen Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits
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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career399.32
Season Avg.19.59.32
162 Game Avg.203.819.32
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Michael Petersen Hits Per Season

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

Michael Petersen Hits by Team

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

Michael Petersen Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Michael Petersen'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.
Michael Petersen Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Michael Petersen Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Michael Petersen'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.
Michael Petersen Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Michael Petersen Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Michael Petersen'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.
Michael Petersen Hits season-by-season breakdown table