How Steve Hamilton's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Steve Hamilton posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .224, below the relief pitcher average of .255 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1961, posting .167, well below the relief pitcher average of .256 that year. The highest point came in 1972 at .333, well above the relief pitcher average of .246 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .230 in 1970 to .186 in 1971 and .333 in 1972. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 12 seasons.
Steve Hamilton Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Steve Hamilton
| Steve Hamilton
Opposing Batting Average | Steve Hamilton
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.224 | 0.266 |
| Season Avg. | 0.224 | 0.266 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.224 | 0.266 |
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Steve Hamilton Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Steve Hamilton'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.
Steve Hamilton Opposing Batting Average by Team
Steve Hamilton's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Steve Hamilton Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Steve Hamilton'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.
Steve Hamilton Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Steve Hamilton'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.
Steve Hamilton Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Steve Hamilton'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.
