How Gil McDougald's Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Gil McDougald posted a career Batting Average of .276, near the league average of .262 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Batting Average season came in 1956, posting .311, above the league average of .262 that year. The lowest point came in 1958 at .251, near the league average of .256 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .251 in 1958 to .251 in 1959 and .258 in 1960. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 10 seasons.

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Gil McDougald Batting Average Per Season

Gil McDougald's Batting Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 2B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
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Gil McDougald Batting Average by Team

Gil McDougald's career Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Gil McDougald Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Gil McDougald's career 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.
Gil McDougald Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Gil McDougald Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Gil McDougald's seasonal 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.
Gil McDougald Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Gil McDougald Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Gil McDougald's MLB career with 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.
Gil McDougald Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table