How Red Smith's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Red Smith totaled 1,087 career Hits, well above the league average of 470.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Hits season came in 1913, posting 160, well above the league average of 49.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1911 at 29, well below the league average of 54.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 149 in 1917 to 128 in 1918 and 59 in 1919, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 29 to 160 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Red Smith Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Red Smith
| Red Smith
Hits | Red Smith
Extra Base Hits | Red Smith
Extra Base Hit Pct |
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| Career | 1087 | 284 | 0.261 |
| Season Avg. | 120.78 | 31.56 | 0.261 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 157.65 | 41.19 | 0.261 |
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Red Smith Hits Per Season
Red 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, 3B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Red Smith Hits by Team
Red Smith's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Red Smith Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Red 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.
Red Smith Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Red 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.
Red Smith Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Red 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.
