How Bob Anderson's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Bob Anderson posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .261, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1958, posting .249, near the starting pitcher average of .251 that year. The highest point came in 1957 at .299, above the starting pitcher average of .250 that year. The Opposing Batting Average trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .270 in 1961 to .260 in 1962 and .249 in 1963. 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 7 seasons.

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Bob Anderson Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Bob Anderson'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, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
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Bob Anderson Opposing Batting Average by Team

Bob Anderson'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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Bob Anderson Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Bob Anderson'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.
Bob Anderson Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Anderson Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Anderson'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.
Bob Anderson Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Anderson Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Anderson'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.
Bob Anderson Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table