How Ben Sheets's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Ben Sheets totaled 1,577 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 2012, posting 52, well below the starting pitcher average of 108.3 that year. The highest point came in 2002 at 237, well above the starting pitcher average of 113.1 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 181 in 2008 to 123 in 2010 and 52 in 2012, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 52 to 237 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Ben Sheets Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Ben Sheets
| Ben Sheets
Hits | Ben Sheets
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 1577 | 8.89 |
| Season Avg. | 157.7 | 8.89 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1021.9 | 8.89 |
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Ben Sheets Hits Per Season
Ben Sheets'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.
Ben Sheets Hits by Team
Ben Sheets's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ben Sheets Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Ben Sheets'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.
Ben Sheets Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ben Sheets'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.
Ben Sheets Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ben Sheets'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.
