How Ray Scarborough's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Ray Scarborough posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .264, 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 .232, below the starting pitcher average of .258 that year. The highest point came in 1946 at .284, above the starting pitcher average of .252 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .273 in 1951 to .249 in 1952 and .280 in 1953. 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 10 seasons.

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Ray Scarborough Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Ray Scarborough'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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Ray Scarborough Opposing Batting Average by Team

Ray Scarborough'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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Ray Scarborough Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ray Scarborough'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.
Ray Scarborough Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Ray Scarborough Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ray Scarborough'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.
Ray Scarborough Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ray Scarborough Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ray Scarborough'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.
Ray Scarborough Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table