How Hank Greenberg's Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Hank Greenberg posted a career Batting Average of .314, above the league average of .262 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Batting Average season came in 1936, posting .348, well above the league average of .290 that year. The lowest point came in 1930 at .000, well below the league average of .289 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .311 in 1945 to .277 in 1946 and .249 in 1947. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batting Average profile — ranging from .000 to .348 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Hank Greenberg Lifetime Batting Average and Similar Stats

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Hank Greenberg Batting Average Per Season

Hank Greenberg's Batting Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Hank Greenberg Batting Average per season line chart

Hank Greenberg Batting Average by Team

Hank Greenberg's career Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Hank Greenberg career Batting Average by team bar chart

Hank Greenberg Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Hank Greenberg's career 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.
Hank Greenberg Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Hank Greenberg Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Hank Greenberg's seasonal 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.
Hank Greenberg Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Hank Greenberg Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Hank Greenberg's MLB career with 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.
Hank Greenberg Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table