How Bob Rush's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Bob Rush totaled 2,327 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1960, posting 40, well below the starting pitcher average of 120.7 that year. The highest point came in 1950 at 261, well above the starting pitcher average of 125.6 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 142 in 1958 to 102 in 1959 and 40 in 1960, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 40 to 261 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Bob Rush Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
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Season Avg.1798.69
162 Game Avg.904.018.69
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Bob Rush Hits Per Season

Bob Rush'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.
Bob Rush Hits per season line chart

Bob Rush Hits by Team

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

Bob Rush Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Bob Rush'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.
Bob Rush Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Rush Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Rush'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.
Bob Rush Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Rush Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Rush'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.
Bob Rush Hits season-by-season breakdown table