How Gary Sheffield's Hit By Pitch Compares to Similar Players
Gary Sheffield totaled 135 career Hit By Pitch, well above the league average of 13.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Hit By Pitch season came in 1997, posting 15, well above the league average of 1.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1988 at 0, well below the league average of 1.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hit By Pitch total went from 9 in 2007 to 5 in 2008 and 2 in 2009, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hit By Pitch profile — ranging from 0 to 15 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Gary Sheffield Lifetime Hit By Pitch
Stats similar to Hit By Pitch for Gary Sheffield
| Gary Sheffield
Hit By Pitch |
|---|
| Career | 135 |
| Season Avg. | 6.14 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 8.49 |
| More Info | See More |
Gary Sheffield Hit By Pitch Per Season
Gary Sheffield's Hit By Pitch for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Gary Sheffield Hit By Pitch by Team
Gary Sheffield's career Hit By Pitch totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Gary Sheffield Cumulative Hit By Pitch — Career Progression
A running total of Gary Sheffield's career Hit By Pitch, 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.
Gary Sheffield Hit By Pitch Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Gary Sheffield's seasonal Hit By Pitch 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.
Gary Sheffield Hit By Pitch — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Gary Sheffield's MLB career with Hit By Pitch 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.
