How Kent Tekulve's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Kent Tekulve totaled 1,305 career Hits, well above the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1974, posting 12, well below the relief pitcher average of 59.9 that year. The highest point came in 1978 at 115, well above the relief pitcher average of 58.5 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 96 in 1987 to 87 in 1988 and 56 in 1989, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 12 to 115 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Kent Tekulve Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits
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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career13058.18
Season Avg.81.568.18
162 Game Avg.201.348.18
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Kent Tekulve Hits Per Season

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

Kent Tekulve Hits by Team

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

Kent Tekulve Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Kent Tekulve'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.
Kent Tekulve Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Kent Tekulve Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Kent Tekulve'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.
Kent Tekulve Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Kent Tekulve Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Kent Tekulve'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.
Kent Tekulve Hits season-by-season breakdown table