How Carl Edwards's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

Carl Edwards has posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .252, below the relief pitcher average of .293 — production that has kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 2016, posting .167, well below the relief pitcher average of .302 that year. The highest point came in 2024 at 1.0, well above the relief pitcher average of .294 that year. The Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play has trended upward over recent seasons. The figure has moved from .303 in 2023 to 1.0 in 2024 and .231 in 2025. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play profile — ranging from .167 to 1.0 — though the career average has remained above league norms.

Carl Edwards Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Carl Edwards Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

Carl Edwards'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 — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Carl Edwards Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play per season line chart

Carl Edwards Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Carl Edwards'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.
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Carl Edwards Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Carl Edwards'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.
Carl Edwards Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play year-over-year waterfall chart

Carl Edwards Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Carl Edwards'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.
Carl Edwards Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play distribution box chart versus comparable players

Carl Edwards Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Carl Edwards'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.
Carl Edwards Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season-by-season breakdown table