How Jack Harshman's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players
Jack Harshman posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .257, below the starting pitcher average of .288 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1955, posting .242, near the starting pitcher average of .268 that year. The highest point came in 1952 at .455, well above the starting pitcher average of .265 that year. The Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .257 in 1958 to .252 in 1959 and .242 in 1960. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 8 seasons.
Jack Harshman Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for Jack Harshman
| Jack Harshman
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.257 |
| Season Avg. | 0.257 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.257 |
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Jack Harshman Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season
Jack Harshman'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 — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jack Harshman Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team
Jack Harshman'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.
Jack Harshman Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Jack Harshman'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.
Jack Harshman Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jack Harshman'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.
Jack Harshman Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jack Harshman'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.
