How Mike Schmidt's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Mike Schmidt totaled 2,234 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 1974, posting 160, well above the league average of 53.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1972 at 7, well below the league average of 49.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 153 in 1987 to 97 in 1988 and 30 in 1989, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 7 to 160 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Mike Schmidt Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.124.1156.390.454
162 Game Avg.150.5468.40.454
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Mike Schmidt Hits Per Season

Mike Schmidt's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 3B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mike Schmidt Hits per season line chart

Mike Schmidt Hits by Team

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

Mike Schmidt Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Mike Schmidt'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.
Mike Schmidt Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Schmidt Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Schmidt'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.
Mike Schmidt Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Schmidt Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Schmidt'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.
Mike Schmidt Hits season-by-season breakdown table