How Joe Ostrowski's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Joe Ostrowski posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .296, above the relief pitcher average of .255 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1950, posting .268, near the relief pitcher average of .269 that year. The highest point came in 1948 at .327, above the relief pitcher average of .273 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .268 in 1950 to .273 in 1951 and .320 in 1952. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. 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.

Joe Ostrowski Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats

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Joe Ostrowski Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Joe Ostrowski'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, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
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Joe Ostrowski Opposing Batting Average by Team

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

A waterfall chart tracking how Joe Ostrowski'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.
Joe Ostrowski Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Ostrowski Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Ostrowski'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.
Joe Ostrowski Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Ostrowski Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Ostrowski'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.
Joe Ostrowski Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table