How Chris Ray's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Chris Ray totaled 259 career Hits, near the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Hits season came in 2011, posting 33, below the relief pitcher average of 39.7 that year. The highest point came in 2009 at 64, well above the relief pitcher average of 43.4 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 64 in 2009 to 48 in 2010 and 33 in 2011, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 33 to 64 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Chris Ray Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Chris Ray Hits Per Season

Chris Ray'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.
Chris Ray Hits per season line chart

Chris Ray Hits by Team

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

Chris Ray Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Chris Ray'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.
Chris Ray Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Chris Ray Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Chris Ray'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.
Chris Ray Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Chris Ray Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Chris Ray'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.
Chris Ray Hits season-by-season breakdown table