How Bill Risley's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Bill Risley totaled 180 career Hits, well below the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Hits season came in 1993, posting 2, well below the relief pitcher average of 52.8 that year. The highest point came in 1995 at 55, well above the relief pitcher average of 45.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 33 in 1996 to 3 in 1997 and 52 in 1998, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 2 to 55 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bill Risley Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Bill Risley Hits Per Season

Bill Risley'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.
Bill Risley Hits per season line chart

Bill Risley Hits by Team

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

Bill Risley Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

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

Bill Risley Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bill Risley'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 Risley Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bill Risley Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bill Risley'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 Risley Hits season-by-season breakdown table