How Ray Sheppard's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

Ray Sheppard posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .583, well above the league average of .319 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 1 season, the Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 1 season of data, the Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 1 season.

Ray Sheppard Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Ray Sheppard Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

Ray Sheppard'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 — Negro American League, Hall of Fame, 3B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ray Sheppard Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play per season line chart

Ray Sheppard Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Ray Sheppard'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.
Ray Sheppard career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by team bar chart

Ray Sheppard Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ray Sheppard'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.
Ray Sheppard Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play year-over-year waterfall chart

Ray Sheppard Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ray Sheppard'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.
Ray Sheppard Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ray Sheppard Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ray Sheppard'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.
Ray Sheppard Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season-by-season breakdown table