How David Price's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

David Price posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .238, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 2008, posting .177, well below the starting pitcher average of .268 that year. The highest point came in 2021 at .272, above the starting pitcher average of .246 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .258 in 2019 to .272 in 2021 and .242 in 2022. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 14 seasons.

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David Price Opposing Batting Average Per Season

David Price'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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David Price Opposing Batting Average by Team

David Price'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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David Price Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how David Price'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.
David Price Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

David Price Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David Price'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.
David Price Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

David Price Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David Price'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.
David Price Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table