How Mike Lincoln's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Mike Lincoln posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .286, above the relief pitcher average of .255 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 2004, posting .164, well below the relief pitcher average of .259 that year. The highest point came in 2000 at .383, well above the relief pitcher average of .264 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .250 in 2008 to .326 in 2009 and .309 in 2010. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 9 seasons.

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Mike Lincoln Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Mike Lincoln'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.
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Mike Lincoln Opposing Batting Average by Team

Mike Lincoln'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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Mike Lincoln Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Mike Lincoln'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.
Mike Lincoln Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Lincoln Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Lincoln'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.
Mike Lincoln Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Lincoln Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Lincoln'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.
Mike Lincoln Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table