How Burch Smith's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Burch Smith posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .280, near the relief pitcher average of .255 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 2013, posting .269, near the relief pitcher average of .245 that year. The highest point came in 2018 at .292, above the relief pitcher average of .245 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .289 in 2019 to .280 in 2021 and .288 in 2024. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 5 seasons.
Burch Smith Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Burch Smith
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Opposing Batting Average | Burch Smith
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.28 | 0.331 |
| Season Avg. | 0.28 | 0.331 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.28 | 0.331 |
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Burch Smith Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Burch Smith's Opposing Batting Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Burch Smith Opposing Batting Average by Team
Burch Smith's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Burch Smith Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Burch Smith'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.
Burch Smith Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Burch Smith'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.
Burch Smith Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Burch Smith'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.
