How Rudy May's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

Rudy May posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .272, 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 1969, posting .244, near the starting pitcher average of .270 that year. The highest point came in 1983 at .362, well above the starting pitcher average of .288 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .271 in 1981 to .328 in 1982 and .362 in 1983. 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 16 seasons.

Rudy May Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Rudy May Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

Rudy May'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.
Rudy May Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play per season line chart

Rudy May Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Rudy May'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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Rudy May Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

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

Rudy May Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Rudy May Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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