How John Smoltz's Hits Compares to Similar Players

John Smoltz totaled 151 career Hits, well below the league average of 470.7 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Hits season came in 1997, posting 18, well below the league average of 53.0 that year. The lowest point came in 2001 at 0, well below the league average of 55.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 5 in 2007 to 0 in 2008 and 1 in 2009, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 0 to 18 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

John Smoltz Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.7.191.570.219
162 Game Avg.33.287.270.219
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John Smoltz Hits Per Season

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

John Smoltz Hits by Team

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

John Smoltz Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of John Smoltz'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.
John Smoltz Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

John Smoltz Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Smoltz'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.
John Smoltz Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Smoltz Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Smoltz'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.
John Smoltz Hits season-by-season breakdown table