How Preacher Roe's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Preacher Roe posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .258, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1948, posting .230, below the starting pitcher average of .258 that year. The highest point came in 1938 at .429, well above the starting pitcher average of .268 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .268 in 1952 to .276 in 1953 and .274 in 1954. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 12 seasons.

Preacher Roe Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats

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Preacher Roe Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Preacher Roe's Opposing Batting Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Preacher Roe Opposing Batting Average per season line chart

Preacher Roe Opposing Batting Average by Team

Preacher Roe'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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Preacher Roe Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Preacher Roe'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.
Preacher Roe Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Preacher Roe Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Preacher Roe'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.
Preacher Roe Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Preacher Roe Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Preacher Roe'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.
Preacher Roe Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table