How Bill Piercy's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Bill Piercy posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .362, well above the starting pitcher average of .260 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1917, posting .257, near the starting pitcher average of .241 that year. The highest point came in 1924 at .314, above the starting pitcher average of .274 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .265 in 1923 to .314 in 1924 and .268 in 1926. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. The Opposing Batting Average 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 and Similar Stats

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Bill Piercy Opposing Batting Average Per Season

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

Bill Piercy'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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Bill Piercy Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Bill Piercy'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.
Bill Piercy Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Bill Piercy Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bill Piercy'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.
Bill Piercy Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bill Piercy Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bill Piercy'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.
Bill Piercy Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table