How Jimmy Anderson's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Jimmy Anderson posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .295, above the starting pitcher average of .260 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1999, posting .234, below the starting pitcher average of .275 that year. The highest point came in 2003 at .359, well above the starting pitcher average of .268 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .299 in 2002 to .359 in 2003 and .307 in 2004. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 6 seasons.
Jimmy Anderson Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Jimmy Anderson
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Opposing Batting Average | Jimmy Anderson
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.295 | 0.31 |
| Season Avg. | 0.295 | 0.31 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.295 | 0.31 |
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Jimmy Anderson Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Jimmy 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.
Jimmy Anderson Opposing Batting Average by Team
Jimmy Anderson's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jimmy Anderson Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Jimmy 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.
Jimmy Anderson Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jimmy 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.
Jimmy Anderson Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jimmy 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.
