How Spec Shea's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Spec Shea totaled 849 career Hits, above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Hits season came in 1949, posting 48, well below the starting pitcher average of 130.7 that year. The highest point came in 1953 at 151, well above the starting pitcher average of 124.9 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 151 in 1953 to 97 in 1954 and 53 in 1955, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 48 to 151 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Spec Shea Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career8498.1
Season Avg.106.138.1
162 Game Avg.705.328.1
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Spec Shea Hits Per Season

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

Spec Shea Hits by Team

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

Spec Shea Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Spec Shea'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.
Spec Shea Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Spec Shea Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Spec Shea'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.
Spec Shea Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Spec Shea Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Spec Shea'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.
Spec Shea Hits season-by-season breakdown table