How Ben Sanders's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

Ben Sanders posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .286, near the relief pitcher average of .293 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1888, posting .255, near the relief pitcher average of .251 that year. The highest point came in 1889 at .304, above the relief pitcher average of .272 that year. The Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .298 in 1890 to .283 in 1891 and .274 in 1892. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 5 seasons.

Ben Sanders Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Ben Sanders Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

Ben Sanders's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
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Ben Sanders Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Ben Sanders's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Ben Sanders Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ben Sanders's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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.
Ben Sanders Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play year-over-year waterfall chart

Ben Sanders Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ben Sanders's seasonal Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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.
Ben Sanders Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ben Sanders Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ben Sanders's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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.
Ben Sanders Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season-by-season breakdown table