How Chris Smith's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Chris Smith totaled 137 career Hits, well below the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Hits season came in 2010, posting 4, well below the relief pitcher average of 39.6 that year. The highest point came in 2017 at 60, well above the relief pitcher average of 36.7 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 4 in 2010 to 14 in 2016 and 60 in 2017, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 4 to 60 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Chris Smith Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
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Season Avg.27.48.33
162 Game Avg.288.238.33
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Chris Smith Hits Per Season

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

Chris Smith Hits by Team

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

Chris Smith Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Chris 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.
Chris Smith Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Chris Smith Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Chris 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.
Chris Smith Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Chris Smith Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Chris 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.
Chris Smith Hits season-by-season breakdown table