How Lefty Smart's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players
Lefty Smart posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .258, below the starting pitcher average of .288 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. Across 1 season, the Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play arc showed a promising start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 1 season of data, the Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play arc was above league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 1 season.
Lefty Smart Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for Lefty Smart
| Lefty Smart
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.258 |
| Season Avg. | 0.258 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.258 |
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Lefty Smart Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season
Lefty Smart'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 Southern League, Hall of Fame, SP, Unknown, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Lefty Smart Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team
Lefty Smart'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.
Lefty Smart Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Lefty Smart'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.
Lefty Smart Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Lefty Smart'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.
Lefty Smart Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Lefty Smart'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.
