How Al Smith's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Al Smith totaled 1,707 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1939, posting 11, well below the starting pitcher average of 98.6 that year. The highest point came in 1936 at 217, well above the starting pitcher average of 122.4 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 186 in 1943 to 197 in 1944 and 141 in 1945, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 11 to 217 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Al Smith Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Al Smith
| Al Smith
Hits | Al Smith
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 1707 | 9.24 |
| Season Avg. | 142.25 | 9.24 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 776.78 | 9.24 |
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Al Smith Hits Per Season
Al Smith'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.
Al Smith Hits by Team
Al Smith's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Al Smith Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Al Smith'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.
Al Smith Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Al Smith'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.
Al Smith Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Al Smith'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.
