How Nick Blackburn's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Nick Blackburn posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .303, above the starting pitcher average of .260 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 2009, posting .290, near the starting pitcher average of .266 that year. The highest point came in 2007 at .365, well above the starting pitcher average of .273 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .302 in 2010 to .305 in 2011 and .340 in 2012. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. The Opposing Batting Average profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 6 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.
Nick Blackburn Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Nick Blackburn
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Opposing Batting Average | Nick Blackburn
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| Career | 0.303 | 0.316 |
| Season Avg. | 0.303 | 0.316 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.303 | 0.316 |
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Nick Blackburn Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Nick Blackburn'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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Nick Blackburn Opposing Batting Average by Team
Nick Blackburn's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Nick Blackburn Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Nick Blackburn'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.
Nick Blackburn Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Nick Blackburn'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.
Nick Blackburn Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Nick Blackburn'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.
