How Hal Smith's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Hal Smith totaled 3,981 career Total Chances, well above the league average of 1,110.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Total Chances season came in 1962, posting 662, well above the league average of 177.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1963 at 68, well below the league average of 183.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 662 in 1962 to 68 in 1963 and 115 in 1964, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Chances profile — ranging from 68 to 662 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Hal Smith Lifetime Total Chances

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Hal Smith Total Chances Per Season

Hal Smith's Total Chances 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 Total Chances per season line chart

Hal Smith Total Chances by Team

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

Hal Smith Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

A running total of Hal Smith's career Total Chances, 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 Total Chances year-over-year waterfall chart

Hal Smith Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Hal Smith's seasonal Total Chances 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 Total Chances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Hal Smith Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Hal Smith's MLB career with Total Chances 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 Total Chances season-by-season breakdown table