How Mel Stottlemyre's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Mel Stottlemyre totaled 120 career Hits, well below the league average of 490.7 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Hits season came in 1969, posting 18, well below the league average of 48.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1973 at 0, well below the league average of 53.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 16 in 1972 to 0 in 1973 and 0 in 1974, 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.

Mel Stottlemyre 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
Career120270.225
Season Avg.10.912.450.225
162 Game Avg.53.1111.950.225
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Mel Stottlemyre Hits Per Season

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

Mel Stottlemyre Hits by Team

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

Mel Stottlemyre Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Mel Stottlemyre'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.
Mel Stottlemyre Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Mel Stottlemyre Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mel Stottlemyre'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.
Mel Stottlemyre Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mel Stottlemyre Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mel Stottlemyre'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.
Mel Stottlemyre Hits season-by-season breakdown table