How Kirby Yates's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Kirby Yates has totaled 332 career Hits, above the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — a level that falls short of typical league production. His strongest Hits season came in 2022, posting 6, well below the relief pitcher average of 31.8 that year. The highest point came in 2017 at 44, above the relief pitcher average of 36.7 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Hits total has gone from 35 in 2023 to 23 in 2024 and 38 in 2025, rising over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 6 to 44 — though the career average has fallen below league norms.
Kirby Yates Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Kirby Yates
| Kirby Yates Hits | Kirby Yates Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 332 | 6.6 |
| Season Avg. | 30.18 | 6.6 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 113.95 | 6.6 |
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Kirby Yates Hits Per Season
Kirby Yates'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.
Kirby Yates Hits by Team
Kirby Yates's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Kirby Yates Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Kirby Yates'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.
Kirby Yates Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Kirby Yates'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.
Kirby Yates Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Kirby Yates'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.