How Bill Ricks's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Bill Ricks totaled 336 career Hits, well below the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Hits season came in 1947, posting 15. The highest point came in 1944 at 149. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 63 in 1946 to 15 in 1947 and 43 in 1948, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 15 to 149 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bill Ricks Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Bill Ricks Hits Per Season

Bill Ricks's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro National League II, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bill Ricks Hits per season line chart

Bill Ricks Hits by Team

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

Bill Ricks Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Bill Ricks'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.
Bill Ricks Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Bill Ricks Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bill Ricks'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.
Bill Ricks Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bill Ricks Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bill Ricks'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.
Bill Ricks Hits season-by-season breakdown table