How Christy Mathewson's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Christy Mathewson posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .234, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1908, posting .197, below the starting pitcher average of .236 that year. The highest point came in 1900 at .278, near the starting pitcher average of .272 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .256 in 1914 to .266 in 1915 and .254 in 1916. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. 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 17 seasons.
Christy Mathewson Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Christy Mathewson
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Opposing Batting Average | Christy Mathewson
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| Career | 0.234 | 0.267 |
| Season Avg. | 0.234 | 0.267 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.234 | 0.267 |
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Christy Mathewson Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Christy Mathewson'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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Christy Mathewson Opposing Batting Average by Team
Christy Mathewson's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Christy Mathewson Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Christy Mathewson'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.
Christy Mathewson Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Christy Mathewson'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.
Christy Mathewson Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Christy Mathewson'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.
