How Joe Price's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Joe Price totaled 839 career Hits, well above the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1987, posting 19, well below the relief pitcher average of 59.9 that year. The highest point came in 1984 at 176, well above the relief pitcher average of 61.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 59 in 1988 to 87 in 1989 and 62 in 1990, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 19 to 176 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Joe Price Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career8398.33
Season Avg.76.278.33
162 Game Avg.365.378.33
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Joe Price Hits Per Season

Joe Price'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, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Joe Price Hits per season line chart

Joe Price Hits by Team

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

Joe Price Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Price'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.
Joe Price Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Price Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Price'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.
Joe Price Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Price Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Price'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.
Joe Price Hits season-by-season breakdown table