How Jim Russell's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Jim Russell totaled 959 career Hits, well above the league average of 470.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Hits season came in 1944, posting 181, well above the league average of 53.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1951 at 0, well below the league average of 50.9 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 96 in 1949 to 49 in 1950 and 0 in 1951, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 0 to 181 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Jim Russell Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Jim Russell
| Jim Russell
Hits | Jim Russell
Extra Base Hits | Jim Russell
Extra Base Hit Pct |
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| Career | 959 | 293 | 0.306 |
| Season Avg. | 95.9 | 29.3 | 0.306 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 150.1 | 45.86 | 0.306 |
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Jim Russell Hits Per Season
Jim Russell's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jim Russell Hits by Team
Jim Russell's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Russell Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Jim Russell'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.
Jim Russell Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jim Russell'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.
Jim Russell Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jim Russell'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.
