How George Smith's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
George Smith posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .288, above the starting pitcher average of .260 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1916, posting .187, well below the starting pitcher average of .244 that year. The highest point came in 1921 at .322, above the starting pitcher average of .276 that year. The Opposing Batting Average trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .322 in 1921 to .309 in 1922 and .272 in 1923. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 8 seasons.
George Smith Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for George Smith
| George Smith Opposing Batting Average | George Smith Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.288 | 0.296 |
| Season Avg. | 0.288 | 0.296 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.288 | 0.296 |
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George Smith Opposing Batting Average Per Season
George Smith'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.
George Smith Opposing Batting Average by Team
George Smith's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
George Smith Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how George 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.
George Smith Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes George 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.
George Smith Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of George 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.