How Gary Lavelle's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Gary Lavelle posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .249, near the relief pitcher average of .255 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1985, posting .214, below the relief pitcher average of .254 that year. The highest point came in 1987 at .308, above the relief pitcher average of .261 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .246 in 1984 to .214 in 1985 and .308 in 1987. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 13 seasons.
Gary Lavelle Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Gary Lavelle
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Opposing Batting Average | Gary Lavelle
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.249 | 0.297 |
| Season Avg. | 0.249 | 0.297 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.249 | 0.297 |
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Gary Lavelle Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Gary Lavelle'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.
Gary Lavelle Opposing Batting Average by Team
Gary Lavelle's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Gary Lavelle Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Gary Lavelle'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.
Gary Lavelle Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Gary Lavelle'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.
Gary Lavelle Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Gary Lavelle'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.
