How Ray Bates's Equivalent Average Compares to Similar Players

Ray Bates posted a career Equivalent Average of .637, below the league average of .748 — a level that fell short of typical league production. Across 2 seasons, the Equivalent Average arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the Equivalent Average arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. The Equivalent 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.

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Ray Bates Equivalent Average Per Season

Ray Bates's Equivalent Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 3B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ray Bates Equivalent Average per season line chart

Ray Bates Equivalent Average by Team

Ray Bates's career Equivalent Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ray Bates career Equivalent Average by team bar chart

Ray Bates Equivalent Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ray Bates's career Equivalent 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.
Ray Bates Equivalent Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Ray Bates Equivalent Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ray Bates's seasonal Equivalent 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.
Ray Bates Equivalent Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ray Bates Equivalent Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ray Bates's MLB career with Equivalent 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.
Ray Bates Equivalent Average season-by-season breakdown table