How Wally Whitehurst's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Wally Whitehurst totaled 525 career Hits, well below the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Hits season came in 1996, posting 11, well below the starting pitcher average of 118.0 that year. The highest point came in 1991 at 142, well above the starting pitcher average of 114.7 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 99 in 1992 to 109 in 1993 and 11 in 1996, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 11 to 142 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Wally Whitehurst Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
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Season Avg.759.69
162 Game Avg.521.789.69
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Wally Whitehurst Hits Per Season

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

Wally Whitehurst Hits by Team

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

Wally Whitehurst Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Wally Whitehurst'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.
Wally Whitehurst Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Wally Whitehurst Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Wally Whitehurst'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.
Wally Whitehurst Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Wally Whitehurst Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Wally Whitehurst'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.
Wally Whitehurst Hits season-by-season breakdown table