How Dutch Leonard's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Dutch Leonard posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .260, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1942, posting .211, below the starting pitcher average of .249 that year. The highest point came in 1953 at .287, above the starting pitcher average of .258 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .225 in 1951 to .220 in 1952 and .287 in 1953. 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 20 seasons.

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Dutch Leonard Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Dutch Leonard'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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
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Dutch Leonard Opposing Batting Average by Team

Dutch Leonard'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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Dutch Leonard Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Dutch Leonard'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.
Dutch Leonard Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Dutch Leonard Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dutch Leonard'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.
Dutch Leonard Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dutch Leonard Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dutch Leonard'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.
Dutch Leonard Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table