How John Clarkson's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players
John Clarkson posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .263, below the relief pitcher average of .293 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1885, posting .231, well below the relief pitcher average of .314 that year. The highest point came in 1882 at .402. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .250 in 1892 to .300 in 1893 and .291 in 1894. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 12 seasons.
John Clarkson Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for John Clarkson
| John Clarkson
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.263 |
| Season Avg. | 0.263 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.263 |
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John Clarkson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season
John Clarkson'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.
John Clarkson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team
John Clarkson'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.
John Clarkson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how John Clarkson'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.
John Clarkson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes John Clarkson'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.
John Clarkson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of John Clarkson'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.
