How Dutch Ruether's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Dutch Ruether posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .269, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1919, posting .218, below the starting pitcher average of .255 that year. The highest point came in 1926 at .291, near the starting pitcher average of .272 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .273 in 1925 to .291 in 1926 and .278 in 1927. 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 11 seasons.

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Dutch Ruether Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Dutch Ruether'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.
Dutch Ruether Opposing Batting Average per season line chart

Dutch Ruether Opposing Batting Average by Team

Dutch Ruether'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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Dutch Ruether Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Dutch Ruether'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.
Dutch Ruether Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Dutch Ruether Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dutch Ruether'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.
Dutch Ruether Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dutch Ruether Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dutch Ruether'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.
Dutch Ruether Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table