How Don Shaw's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Don Shaw posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .236, near the relief pitcher average of .255 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1968, posting .083, well below the relief pitcher average of .238 that year. The highest point came in 1972 at .472, well above the relief pitcher average of .246 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .246 in 1969 to .237 in 1971 and .472 in 1972. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Opposing Batting Average profile — ranging from .083 to .472 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

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Don Shaw Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Don Shaw'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, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
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Don Shaw Opposing Batting Average by Team

Don Shaw'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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Don Shaw Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Don Shaw'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.
Don Shaw Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Don Shaw Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Don Shaw'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.
Don Shaw Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Don Shaw Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Don Shaw'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.
Don Shaw Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table