Branch Rickey Sacrifice Hit
Branch Rickey Career Sacrifice Hit Overview
During Branch Rickey's 4-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
5 sacrifice hit, an average of 1 sacrifice hit per season. 1906 was his best season
with 3 sacrifice hit and his worst season was 1905 when he had
0 sacrifice hit. Branch Rickey underperformed similar player cohorts when comparing career totals, not beating
USA (28.8765), Pre-Generational (62.7717), Y (97.6136), mlb (27.1854), and C (19.4251) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
A sacrifice hit (SH), often referred to a sacrifice bunt, is a ball put into play in the infield allowing a runner on the bases to advance one or more bases but results in the hitter being called out at or before first base. This is often an done intentionally to move runners forward with a weaker hitter at the plate, for example a pitcher. Generally, for Sacrifice Hit, higher is better. (Source)
A sacrifice hit (SH), often referred to a sacrifice bunt, is a ball put into play in the infield allowing a runner on the bases to advance one or more bases but results in the hitter being called out at or before first base. This is often an done intentionally to move runners forward with a weaker hitter at the plate, for example a pitcher. Generally, for Sacrifice Hit, higher is better. (Source)