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

Dave Anderson posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .284, above the relief pitcher average of .255 — a level that fell short of typical league production. Across 2 seasons, the Opposing Batting Average arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the Opposing Batting Average arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. The Opposing Batting Average profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 2 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Dave Anderson Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats

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Dave Anderson Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Dave 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, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dave Anderson Opposing Batting Average per season line chart

Dave Anderson Opposing Batting Average by Team

Dave 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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Dave Anderson Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

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

Dave Anderson Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

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

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