How Bud Podbielan's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Bud Podbielan totaled 693 career Hits, below the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Hits season came in 1949, posting 9, well below the starting pitcher average of 130.7 that year. The highest point came in 1953 at 214, well above the starting pitcher average of 124.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 36 in 1955 to 18 in 1957 and 17 in 1959, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 9 to 214 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Bud Podbielan Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career6939.73
Season Avg.779.73
162 Game Avg.652.719.73
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Bud Podbielan Hits Per Season

Bud Podbielan'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.
Bud Podbielan Hits per season line chart

Bud Podbielan Hits by Team

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

Bud Podbielan Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Bud Podbielan'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.
Bud Podbielan Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Bud Podbielan Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bud Podbielan'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.
Bud Podbielan Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bud Podbielan Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bud Podbielan'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.
Bud Podbielan Hits season-by-season breakdown table