How Cal Ripken Jr.'s Games Hitting Compares to Similar Players

Cal Ripken Jr. totaled 3,001 career Games Hitting, well above the league average of 609.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Hitting season came in 1996, posting 163, well above the league average of 84.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1981 at 23, well below the league average of 55.2 that year. The Games Hitting trended upward through the final seasons. The Games Hitting total went from 86 in 1999 to 83 in 2000 and 128 in 2001, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Hitting profile — ranging from 23 to 163 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Cal Ripken Jr. Lifetime Games Hitting

Stats similar to Games Hitting for Cal Ripken Jr.
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Season Avg.142.9
162 Game Avg.162
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Cal Ripken Jr. Games Hitting Per Season

Cal Ripken Jr.'s Games Hitting for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SS, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Cal Ripken Jr. Games Hitting per season line chart

Cal Ripken Jr. Games Hitting by Team

Cal Ripken Jr.'s career Games Hitting totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cal Ripken Jr. career Games Hitting by team bar chart

Cal Ripken Jr. Cumulative Games Hitting — Career Progression

A running total of Cal Ripken Jr.'s career Games Hitting, 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.
Cal Ripken Jr. Games Hitting year-over-year waterfall chart

Cal Ripken Jr. Games Hitting Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Cal Ripken Jr.'s seasonal Games Hitting 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.
Cal Ripken Jr. Games Hitting distribution box chart versus comparable players

Cal Ripken Jr. Games Hitting — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Cal Ripken Jr.'s MLB career with Games Hitting 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.
Cal Ripken Jr. Games Hitting season-by-season breakdown table