How Lance McCullers Jr.'s Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

Lance McCullers Jr. has posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .304, near the starting pitcher average of .288 — a profile that tracks closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 2021, posting .274, near the starting pitcher average of .294 that year. The highest point came in 2016 at .383, well above the starting pitcher average of .303 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The figure has moved from .274 in 2021 to .280 in 2022 and .325 in 2025. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average has tracked near league norms across 7 seasons.

Lance McCullers Jr. Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Lance McCullers Jr. Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

Lance McCullers Jr.'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.
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Lance McCullers Jr. Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Lance McCullers Jr.'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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Lance McCullers Jr. Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Lance McCullers Jr.'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.
Lance McCullers Jr. Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play year-over-year waterfall chart

Lance McCullers Jr. Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Lance McCullers Jr.'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.
Lance McCullers Jr. Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play distribution box chart versus comparable players

Lance McCullers Jr. Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Lance McCullers Jr.'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.
Lance McCullers Jr. Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season-by-season breakdown table