How Henderson Alvarez's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Henderson Alvarez posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .273, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 2013, posting .237, near the starting pitcher average of .257 that year. The highest point came in 2015 at .311, well above the starting pitcher average of .258 that year. The Opposing Batting Average trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .275 in 2014 to .311 in 2015 and .250 in 2017. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 6 seasons.

Henderson Alvarez Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats

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Henderson Alvarez Opposing Batting Average Per Season

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

Henderson Alvarez'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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Henderson Alvarez Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Henderson Alvarez'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.
Henderson Alvarez Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Henderson Alvarez Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Henderson Alvarez'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.
Henderson Alvarez Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Henderson Alvarez Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Henderson Alvarez'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.
Henderson Alvarez Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table