How Larry Andersen's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players
Larry Andersen posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .298, near the relief pitcher average of .293 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1977, posting .220, well below the relief pitcher average of .291 that year. The highest point came in 1979 at .367, well above the relief pitcher average of .294 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .302 in 1991 to .261 in 1992 and .311 in 1993. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 16 seasons.
Larry Andersen Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for Larry Andersen
| Larry Andersen
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.298 |
| Season Avg. | 0.298 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.298 |
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Larry Andersen Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season
Larry Andersen's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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.
Larry Andersen Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team
Larry Andersen's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Larry Andersen Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Larry Andersen's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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.
Larry Andersen Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Larry Andersen's seasonal Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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.
Larry Andersen Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Larry Andersen's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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.
