How Dave Stapleton's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Dave Stapleton totaled 550 career Hits, above the league average of 490.7 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Hits season came in 1980, posting 144, well above the league average of 68.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1986 at 5, well below the league average of 67.0 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 9 in 1984 to 15 in 1985 and 5 in 1986, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 5 to 144 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Dave Stapleton Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits
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Extra Base Hits
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Extra Base Hit Pct
Career5501670.304
Season Avg.78.5723.860.304
162 Game Avg.153.0946.480.304
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Dave Stapleton Hits Per Season

Dave Stapleton's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dave Stapleton Hits per season line chart

Dave Stapleton Hits by Team

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

Dave Stapleton Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Dave Stapleton'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.
Dave Stapleton Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Stapleton Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Stapleton'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.
Dave Stapleton Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Stapleton Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Stapleton'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.
Dave Stapleton Hits season-by-season breakdown table