How Jimmy Nelson's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Jimmy Nelson posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .256, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 2013, posting .065, well below the starting pitcher average of .257 that year. The highest point came in 2014 at .292, above the starting pitcher average of .255 that year. The Opposing Batting Average trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .257 in 2017 to .291 in 2019 and .143 in 2021. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Opposing Batting Average profile — ranging from .065 to .292 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Jimmy Nelson Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Jimmy Nelson
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Opposing Batting Average | Jimmy Nelson
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.256 | 0.314 |
| Season Avg. | 0.256 | 0.314 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.256 | 0.314 |
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Jimmy Nelson Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Jimmy Nelson'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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jimmy Nelson Opposing Batting Average by Team
Jimmy Nelson's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jimmy Nelson Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Jimmy Nelson'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.
Jimmy Nelson Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jimmy Nelson'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.
Jimmy Nelson Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jimmy Nelson'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.
