How David Aardsma's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

David Aardsma posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .237, near the relief pitcher average of .255 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 2009, posting .189, well below the relief pitcher average of .255 that year. The highest point came in 2004 at .417, well above the relief pitcher average of .259 that year. The Opposing Batting Average trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .250 in 2012 to .257 in 2013 and .221 in 2015. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Opposing Batting Average profile — ranging from .189 to .417 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

David Aardsma Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats

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David Aardsma Opposing Batting Average Per Season

David Aardsma's Opposing Batting Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
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David Aardsma Opposing Batting Average by Team

David Aardsma's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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David Aardsma Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how David Aardsma's career Opposing Batting Average shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
David Aardsma Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

David Aardsma Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David Aardsma's seasonal Opposing Batting Average 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.
David Aardsma Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

David Aardsma Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David Aardsma's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average 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.
David Aardsma Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table