How Michael Jackson's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Michael Jackson posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .226, below the relief pitcher average of .255 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1998, posting .195, well below the relief pitcher average of .259 that year. The highest point came in 2004 at .294, above the relief pitcher average of .259 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .260 in 2001 to .284 in 2002 and .294 in 2004. 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 16 seasons.

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Michael Jackson Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Michael Jackson'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.
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Michael Jackson Opposing Batting Average by Team

Michael Jackson's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Michael Jackson Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Michael Jackson'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.
Michael Jackson Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Michael Jackson Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Michael Jackson'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.
Michael Jackson Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Michael Jackson Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Michael Jackson'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.
Michael Jackson Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table