How Randy Messenger's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Randy Messenger posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .305, above the relief pitcher average of .255 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 2005, posting .273, near the relief pitcher average of .256 that year. The highest point came in 2007 at .330, well above the relief pitcher average of .257 that year. The Opposing Batting Average trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .330 in 2007 to .314 in 2008 and .302 in 2009. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. The Opposing Batting Average profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 5 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.
Randy Messenger Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Randy Messenger
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Opposing Batting Average | Randy Messenger
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| Career | 0.305 | 0.342 |
| Season Avg. | 0.305 | 0.342 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.305 | 0.342 |
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Randy Messenger Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Randy Messenger's Opposing Batting Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Randy Messenger Opposing Batting Average by Team
Randy Messenger's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Randy Messenger Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Randy Messenger'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.
Randy Messenger Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Randy Messenger'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.
Randy Messenger Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Randy Messenger'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.
