How Robin Roberts's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Robin Roberts totaled 4,582 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1966, posting 141, well above the starting pitcher average of 116.1 that year. The highest point came in 1956 at 328, well above the starting pitcher average of 117.0 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 203 in 1964 to 171 in 1965 and 141 in 1966, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 19 seasons.

Robin Roberts Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits
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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career45828.8
Season Avg.241.168.8
162 Game Avg.1098.058.8
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Robin Roberts Hits Per Season

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

Robin Roberts Hits by Team

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

Robin Roberts Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

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

Robin Roberts Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Robin 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.
Robin Roberts Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Robin Roberts Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Robin 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.
Robin Roberts Hits season-by-season breakdown table