How Ted Lilly's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players
Ted Lilly posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .275, 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 2002, posting .231, well below the starting pitcher average of .296 that year. The highest point came in 1999 at .371, well above the starting pitcher average of .305 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .268 in 2011 to .231 in 2012 and .303 in 2013. 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 15 seasons.
Ted Lilly Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for Ted Lilly
| Ted Lilly
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.275 |
| Season Avg. | 0.275 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.275 |
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Ted Lilly Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season
Ted Lilly'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.
Ted Lilly Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team
Ted Lilly'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.
Ted Lilly Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Ted Lilly'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.
Ted Lilly Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ted Lilly'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.
Ted Lilly Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ted Lilly'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.
