How Bill Piercy's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

Bill Piercy posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .391, well above the starting pitcher average of .288 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1921, posting .279, near the starting pitcher average of .295 that year. The highest point came in 1924 at .321, near the starting pitcher average of .293 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .280 in 1923 to .321 in 1924 and .291 in 1926. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. 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.

Bill Piercy Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Bill Piercy Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

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

Bill Piercy Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Bill Piercy'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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Bill Piercy Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

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

Bill Piercy Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Bill Piercy Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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