How Ricky Bottalico's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players
Ricky Bottalico posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .289, 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 1995, posting .209, well below the relief pitcher average of .304 that year. The highest point came in 2003 at .500, well above the relief pitcher average of .293 that year. The Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .500 in 2003 to .273 in 2004 and .286 in 2005. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 11 seasons.
Ricky Bottalico Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for Ricky Bottalico
| Ricky Bottalico
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.289 |
| Season Avg. | 0.289 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.289 |
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Ricky Bottalico Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season
Ricky Bottalico'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 — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ricky Bottalico Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team
Ricky Bottalico'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.
Ricky Bottalico Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Ricky Bottalico'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.
Ricky Bottalico Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ricky Bottalico'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.
Ricky Bottalico Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ricky Bottalico'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.
