How Dave Roberts's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Dave Roberts totaled 2,188 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1981, posting 26, well below the starting pitcher average of 90.3 that year. The highest point came in 1973 at 264, well above the starting pitcher average of 139.4 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 89 in 1979 to 88 in 1980 and 26 in 1981, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 26 to 264 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Dave Roberts Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Dave Roberts Hits Per Season

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

Dave Roberts Hits by Team

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

Dave Roberts Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Dave Roberts'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.
Dave Roberts Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Roberts Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Roberts'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.
Dave Roberts Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Roberts Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Roberts'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.
Dave Roberts Hits season-by-season breakdown table