How Jim Thorpe's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Jim Thorpe totaled 176 career Hits, well below the league average of 470.7 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Hits season came in 1917, posting 73, well above the league average of 52.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1913 at 5, well below the league average of 49.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 73 in 1917 to 28 in 1918 and 52 in 1919, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 5 to 73 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Jim Thorpe Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Extra Base Hits
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Extra Base Hit Pct
Career176450.256
Season Avg.29.337.50.256
162 Game Avg.98.6625.220.256
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Jim Thorpe Hits Per Season

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

Jim Thorpe Hits by Team

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

Jim Thorpe Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Jim Thorpe'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.
Jim Thorpe Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Thorpe Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Thorpe'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.
Jim Thorpe Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Thorpe Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Thorpe'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.
Jim Thorpe Hits season-by-season breakdown table