How Freddie Fitzsimmons's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

Freddie Fitzsimmons posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .271, near the starting pitcher average of .288 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1940, posting .241, below the starting pitcher average of .282 that year. The highest point came in 1942 at .357, well above the starting pitcher average of .268 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .249 in 1941 to .357 in 1942 and .273 in 1943. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 19 seasons.

Freddie Fitzsimmons Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Freddie Fitzsimmons Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

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

Freddie Fitzsimmons Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Freddie Fitzsimmons'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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Freddie Fitzsimmons Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

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

Freddie Fitzsimmons Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Freddie Fitzsimmons Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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