How Pat Valaika's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Pat Valaika totaled 177 career Hits, well below the league average of 470.7 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Hits season came in 2021, posting 52, near the league average of 57.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2016 at 5, well below the league average of 55.8 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 19 in 2018 to 15 in 2019 and 52 in 2021, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 5 to 52 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Pat Valaika 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
Career177650.367
Season Avg.29.510.830.367
162 Game Avg.76.6728.160.367
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Pat Valaika Hits Per Season

Pat Valaika's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 2B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Pat Valaika Hits per season line chart

Pat Valaika Hits by Team

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

Pat Valaika Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Pat Valaika'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.
Pat Valaika Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Pat Valaika Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Pat Valaika'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.
Pat Valaika Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Pat Valaika Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Pat Valaika'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.
Pat Valaika Hits season-by-season breakdown table