How Dick Wakefield's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Dick Wakefield totaled 625 career Hits, well above the league average of 490.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Hits season came in 1943, posting 200, well above the league average of 53.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1952 at 0, well below the league average of 48.1 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 26 in 1949 to 1 in 1950 and 0 in 1952, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 0 to 200 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Dick Wakefield 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
Career6251870.299
Season Avg.69.4420.780.299
162 Game Avg.158.747.480.299
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Dick Wakefield Hits Per Season

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

Dick Wakefield Hits by Team

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

Dick Wakefield Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Dick Wakefield'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.
Dick Wakefield Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Dick Wakefield Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dick Wakefield'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.
Dick Wakefield Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dick Wakefield Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dick Wakefield'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.
Dick Wakefield Hits season-by-season breakdown table