How Al Lopez's BABIP Compares to Similar Players

Al Lopez posted a career BABIP of .281, near the league average of .290 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best BABIP season came in 1946, posting .333, well above the league average of .277 that year. The lowest point came in 1928 at .000, well below the league average of .296 that year. The BABIP trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .229 in 1945 to .333 in 1946 and .292 in 1947. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the BABIP profile — ranging from .000 to .333 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Al Lopez Lifetime BABIP

Stats similar to BABIP for Al Lopez
Al Lopez
BABIP
Career0.281
Season Avg.0.281
162 Game Avg.0.281
More InfoSee More

Al Lopez BABIP Per Season

Al Lopez's BABIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, C, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Al Lopez BABIP per season line chart

Al Lopez BABIP by Team

Al Lopez's career BABIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Al Lopez career BABIP by team bar chart

Al Lopez BABIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Al Lopez's career BABIP 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.
Al Lopez BABIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Al Lopez BABIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Al Lopez's seasonal BABIP 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.
Al Lopez BABIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Al Lopez BABIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Al Lopez's MLB career with BABIP 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.
Al Lopez BABIP season-by-season breakdown table