How Belve Bean's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Belve Bean posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .304, above the relief pitcher average of .255 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1934, posting .262, below the relief pitcher average of .298 that year. The highest point came in 1931 at .344, above the relief pitcher average of .293 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .294 in 1933 to .262 in 1934 and .333 in 1935. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. The Opposing Batting Average profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 5 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.
Belve Bean Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Belve Bean
| Belve Bean
Opposing Batting Average | Belve Bean
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.304 | 0.318 |
| Season Avg. | 0.304 | 0.318 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.304 | 0.318 |
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Belve Bean Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Belve Bean's Opposing Batting Average 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.
Belve Bean Opposing Batting Average by Team
Belve Bean's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Belve Bean Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Belve Bean'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.
Belve Bean Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Belve Bean'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.
Belve Bean Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Belve Bean'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.
