How Mike Smith's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Mike Smith posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .312, well above the relief pitcher average of .255 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 2 seasons, the Opposing Batting Average arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the Opposing Batting Average arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. The Opposing Batting Average profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 2 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Mike Smith Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats

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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 — American 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 per season line chart

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.
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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 year-over-year waterfall chart

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 distribution box chart versus comparable players

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.
Mike Smith Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table