How Don Elston's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Don Elston posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .244, near the relief pitcher average of .255 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1958, posting .208, below the relief pitcher average of .257 that year. The highest point came in 1953 at .440, well above the relief pitcher average of .268 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .236 in 1962 to .222 in 1963 and .305 in 1964. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Opposing Batting Average profile — ranging from .208 to .440 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Don Elston Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Don Elston
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Opposing Batting Average | Don Elston
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.244 | 0.273 |
| Season Avg. | 0.244 | 0.273 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.244 | 0.273 |
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Don Elston Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Don Elston's Opposing Batting Average 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.
Don Elston Opposing Batting Average by Team
Don Elston's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Elston Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Don Elston'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.
Don Elston Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Don Elston'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.
Don Elston Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Don Elston'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.
