How Dave Smith's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Dave Smith posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .234, near the relief pitcher average of .255 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1987, posting .182, well below the relief pitcher average of .261 that year. The highest point came in 1991 at .302, well above the relief pitcher average of .250 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .210 in 1990 to .302 in 1991 and .273 in 1992. 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 13 seasons.
Dave Smith Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Dave Smith
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Opposing Batting Average | Dave Smith
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.234 | 0.277 |
| Season Avg. | 0.234 | 0.277 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.234 | 0.277 |
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Dave Smith Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Dave 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.
Dave Smith Opposing Batting Average by Team
Dave Smith's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dave Smith Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Dave 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.
Dave Smith Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dave 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.
Dave Smith Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dave 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.
