How Luther McDonald's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

Luther McDonald posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .325, above the starting pitcher average of .288 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1928, posting .299. The highest point came in 1929 at .389. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .318 in 1930 to .323 in 1931 and .367 in 1935. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. The Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 6 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Luther McDonald Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Luther McDonald Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

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

Luther McDonald Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Luther McDonald'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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Luther McDonald Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

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

Luther McDonald Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Luther McDonald Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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