How Firpo Marberry's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

Firpo Marberry posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .274, 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 1936, posting .196, well below the starting pitcher average of .297 that year. The highest point came in 1927 at .317, near the starting pitcher average of .293 that year. The Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .290 in 1934 to .282 in 1935 and .196 in 1936. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 14 seasons.

Firpo Marberry Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Firpo Marberry Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

Firpo Marberry'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 — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Firpo Marberry Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play per season line chart

Firpo Marberry Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Firpo Marberry'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.
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Firpo Marberry Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Firpo Marberry'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.
Firpo Marberry Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play year-over-year waterfall chart

Firpo Marberry Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Firpo Marberry'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.
Firpo Marberry Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play distribution box chart versus comparable players

Firpo Marberry Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Firpo Marberry'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.
Firpo Marberry Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season-by-season breakdown table