How Tex Shirley's Hit By Pitch Compares to Similar Players

Tex Shirley totaled 5 career Hit By Pitch, well below the starting pitcher average of 21.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Hit By Pitch season came in 1941, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.6 that year. The highest point came in 1942 at 2, above the starting pitcher average of 1.7 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hit By Pitch total went from 1 in 1944 to 1 in 1945 and 1 in 1946, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hit By Pitch profile — ranging from 0 to 2 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Tex Shirley Lifetime Hit By Pitch

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Tex Shirley Hit By Pitch Per Season

Tex Shirley's Hit By Pitch 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.
Tex Shirley Hit By Pitch per season line chart

Tex Shirley Hit By Pitch by Team

Tex Shirley's career Hit By Pitch totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tex Shirley career Hit By Pitch by team bar chart

Tex Shirley Cumulative Hit By Pitch — Career Progression

A running total of Tex Shirley'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.
Tex Shirley Hit By Pitch year-over-year waterfall chart

Tex Shirley Hit By Pitch Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tex Shirley'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.
Tex Shirley Hit By Pitch distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tex Shirley Hit By Pitch — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tex Shirley'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.
Tex Shirley Hit By Pitch season-by-season breakdown table