How Paul Erickson's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Paul Erickson posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .245, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1946, posting .226, below the starting pitcher average of .252 that year. The highest point came in 1942 at .282, above the starting pitcher average of .249 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .226 in 1946 to .263 in 1947 and .277 in 1948. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 8 seasons.

Paul Erickson Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats

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Paul Erickson Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Paul Erickson'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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Paul Erickson Opposing Batting Average per season line chart

Paul Erickson Opposing Batting Average by Team

Paul Erickson's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Paul Erickson Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Paul Erickson'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.
Paul Erickson Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Paul Erickson Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Paul Erickson'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.
Paul Erickson Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Paul Erickson Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Paul Erickson'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.
Paul Erickson Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table