How Mel Stottlemyre's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Mel Stottlemyre totaled 2,435 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1964, posting 77, well below the starting pitcher average of 119.5 that year. The highest point came in 1969 at 267, well above the starting pitcher average of 125.3 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 250 in 1972 to 259 in 1973 and 119 in 1974, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 77 to 267 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Mel Stottlemyre Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Mel Stottlemyre
| Mel Stottlemyre
Hits | Mel Stottlemyre
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 2435 | 8.23 |
| Season Avg. | 221.36 | 8.23 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1095.75 | 8.23 |
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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 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 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 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 — 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.
