How Mike Smith's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Mike Smith posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .285, above the relief pitcher average of .255 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1985, posting .167, well below the relief pitcher average of .254 that year. The highest point came in 1986 at .412, well above the relief pitcher average of .256 that year. The Opposing Batting Average trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .412 in 1986 to .207 in 1988 and .301 in 1989. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Opposing Batting Average profile — ranging from .167 to .412 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Mike Smith Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Mike Smith
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Opposing Batting Average | Mike Smith
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.285 | 0.313 |
| Season Avg. | 0.285 | 0.313 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.285 | 0.313 |
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Mike Smith Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Mike 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, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mike Smith Opposing Batting Average by Team
Mike Smith's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mike Smith Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Mike 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.
Mike Smith Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Mike 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.
Mike Smith Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Mike 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.
