How Mariano Rivera's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Mariano Rivera posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .211, below the relief pitcher average of .255 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 2008, posting .165, well below the relief pitcher average of .254 that year. The highest point came in 1995 at .266, near the relief pitcher average of .263 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .215 in 2011 to .200 in 2012 and .236 in 2013. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 19 seasons.
Mariano Rivera Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Mariano Rivera
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Opposing Batting Average | Mariano Rivera
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.211 | 0.267 |
| Season Avg. | 0.211 | 0.267 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.211 | 0.267 |
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Mariano Rivera Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Mariano Rivera'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, Central America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mariano Rivera Opposing Batting Average by Team
Mariano Rivera's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mariano Rivera Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Mariano Rivera'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.
Mariano Rivera Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Mariano Rivera'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.
Mariano Rivera Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Mariano Rivera'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.
