How Don Gordon's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Don Gordon posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .286, above the relief pitcher average of .255 — a level that fell short of typical league production. Across 3 seasons, the Opposing Batting Average arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 3 seasons of data, the Opposing Batting Average arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. The Opposing Batting Average profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 3 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Don Gordon Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats

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Don Gordon Opposing Batting Average Per Season

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

Don Gordon Opposing Batting Average by Team

Don Gordon'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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Don Gordon Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Don Gordon'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 Gordon Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Don Gordon Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Don Gordon'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 Gordon Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Don Gordon Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Don Gordon'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.
Don Gordon Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table