How Wes Ferrell's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Wes Ferrell posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .271, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1939, posting .206, well below the starting pitcher average of .268 that year. The highest point came in 1927 at .500, well above the starting pitcher average of .275 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .206 in 1939 to .250 in 1940 and .241 in 1941. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 15 seasons.
Wes Ferrell Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Wes Ferrell
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Opposing Batting Average | Wes Ferrell
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| Career | 0.271 | 0.289 |
| Season Avg. | 0.271 | 0.289 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.271 | 0.289 |
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Wes Ferrell Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Wes Ferrell's Opposing Batting Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Wes Ferrell Opposing Batting Average by Team
Wes Ferrell's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Wes Ferrell Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Wes Ferrell'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.
Wes Ferrell Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Wes Ferrell'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.
Wes Ferrell Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Wes Ferrell'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.
