How Frank Taveras's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Frank Taveras totaled 1,029 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 1978, posting 182, well above the league average of 53.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1971 at 0, well below the league average of 53.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 157 in 1980 to 65 in 1981 and 14 in 1982, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 0 to 182 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Frank Taveras Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Extra Base Hits
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Extra Base Hit Pct
Career10291900.185
Season Avg.93.5517.270.185
162 Game Avg.144.9526.770.185
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Frank Taveras Hits Per Season

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

Frank Taveras Hits by Team

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

Frank Taveras Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Frank Taveras'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.
Frank Taveras Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Frank Taveras Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Frank Taveras'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.
Frank Taveras Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Frank Taveras Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Frank Taveras'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.
Frank Taveras Hits season-by-season breakdown table