How Wayne Simpson's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Wayne Simpson posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .251, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1970, posting .198, well below the starting pitcher average of .253 that year. The highest point came in 1977 at .308, above the starting pitcher average of .265 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .285 in 1973 to .263 in 1975 and .308 in 1977. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 6 seasons.
Wayne Simpson Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Wayne Simpson
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Opposing Batting Average | Wayne Simpson
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.251 | 0.273 |
| Season Avg. | 0.251 | 0.273 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.251 | 0.273 |
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Wayne Simpson Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Wayne Simpson'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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Wayne Simpson Opposing Batting Average by Team
Wayne Simpson's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Wayne Simpson Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Wayne Simpson'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.
Wayne Simpson Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Wayne Simpson'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.
Wayne Simpson Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Wayne Simpson'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.
