How Bob Shawkey's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players
Bob Shawkey posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .274, near the starting pitcher average of .288 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1918, posting .149, well below the starting pitcher average of .267 that year. The highest point came in 1924 at .312, near the starting pitcher average of .293 that year. The Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .309 in 1925 to .281 in 1926 and .289 in 1927. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 15 seasons.
Bob Shawkey Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for Bob Shawkey
| Bob Shawkey
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.274 |
| Season Avg. | 0.274 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.274 |
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Bob Shawkey Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season
Bob Shawkey'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 — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bob Shawkey Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team
Bob Shawkey'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.
Bob Shawkey Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Bob Shawkey'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.
Bob Shawkey Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob Shawkey'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.
Bob Shawkey Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob Shawkey'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.
