How John Shaffer's Hits Compares to Similar Players

John Shaffer totaled 188 career Hits, well below the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. Across 2 seasons, the Hits arc showed a promising start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the Hits arc was above league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 40 to 148 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

John Shaffer Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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John Shaffer
Hits
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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career1889.35
Season Avg.949.35
162 Game Avg.1450.299.35
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John Shaffer Hits Per Season

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

John Shaffer Hits by Team

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

John Shaffer Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of John Shaffer'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.
John Shaffer Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

John Shaffer Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Shaffer'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.
John Shaffer Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Shaffer Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Shaffer'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.
John Shaffer Hits season-by-season breakdown table