How George Smith's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

George Smith posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .296, near the starting pitcher average of .288 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1916, posting .212, well below the starting pitcher average of .272 that year. The highest point came in 1921 at .330, above the starting pitcher average of .295 that year. The Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .330 in 1921 to .313 in 1922 and .275 in 1923. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 8 seasons.

George Smith Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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George Smith Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

George Smith'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 — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
George Smith Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play per season line chart

George Smith Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

George Smith'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.
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George Smith Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

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

George Smith Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

George Smith Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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