How Joe Hesketh's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players
Joe Hesketh posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .303, near the starting pitcher average of .288 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1985, posting .261, near the starting pitcher average of .282 that year. The highest point came in 1989 at .360, well above the starting pitcher average of .285 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .276 in 1991 to .313 in 1992 and .335 in 1993. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 10 seasons.
Joe Hesketh Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for Joe Hesketh
| Joe Hesketh
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.303 |
| Season Avg. | 0.303 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.303 |
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Joe Hesketh Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season
Joe Hesketh'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 — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Joe Hesketh Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team
Joe Hesketh'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.
Joe Hesketh Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Joe Hesketh'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.
Joe Hesketh Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Joe Hesketh'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.
Joe Hesketh Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Joe Hesketh'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.
