How David Hale's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
David Hale posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .281, above the relief pitcher average of .255 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 2013, posting .244, near the relief pitcher average of .245 that year. The highest point came in 2016 at .400, well above the relief pitcher average of .245 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .286 in 2018 to .264 in 2019 and .283 in 2021. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 7 seasons.
David Hale Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for David Hale
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Opposing Batting Average | David Hale
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.281 | 0.315 |
| Season Avg. | 0.281 | 0.315 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.281 | 0.315 |
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David Hale Opposing Batting Average Per Season
David Hale'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, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
David Hale Opposing Batting Average by Team
David Hale's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
David Hale Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how David Hale'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.
David Hale Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes David Hale'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.
David Hale Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of David Hale'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.
