How Hal Smith's Double Plays Compares to Similar Players

Hal Smith totaled 83 career Double Plays, above the league average of 71.0 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Double Plays season came in 1958, posting 19, well above the league average of 12.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1961 at 1, well below the league average of 12.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Double Plays total went from 10 in 1962 to 1 in 1963 and 1 in 1964, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Double Plays profile — ranging from 1 to 19 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Hal Smith Lifetime Double Plays

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Hal Smith Double Plays Per Season

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

Hal Smith Double Plays by Team

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

Hal Smith Cumulative Double Plays — Career Progression

A running total of Hal Smith's career Double Plays, 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.
Hal Smith Double Plays year-over-year waterfall chart

Hal Smith Double Plays Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Hal Smith's seasonal Double Plays 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.
Hal Smith Double Plays distribution box chart versus comparable players

Hal Smith Double Plays — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Hal Smith's MLB career with Double Plays 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.
Hal Smith Double Plays season-by-season breakdown table