How Lance McCullers Jr.'s Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Lance McCullers Jr. has posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .229, below the starting pitcher average of .260 — production that has kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 2021, posting .205, below the starting pitcher average of .246 that year. The highest point came in 2025 at .268, near the starting pitcher average of .247 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The figure has moved from .205 in 2021 to .215 in 2022 and .268 in 2025. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 7 seasons.
Lance McCullers Jr. Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Lance McCullers Jr.
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Opposing Batting Average | Lance McCullers Jr.
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| Career | 0.229 | 0.304 |
| Season Avg. | 0.229 | 0.304 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.229 | 0.304 |
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Lance McCullers Jr. Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Lance McCullers Jr.'s Opposing Batting Average 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.
Lance McCullers Jr. Opposing Batting Average by Team
Lance McCullers Jr.'s career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lance McCullers Jr. Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Lance McCullers Jr.'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.
Lance McCullers Jr. Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Lance McCullers Jr.'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.
Lance McCullers Jr. Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Lance McCullers Jr.'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.
