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

Willie Smith posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .337, above the relief pitcher average of .293 — a level that fell short of typical league production. Across 1 season, the Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 1 season of data, the Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 1 season.

Willie Smith Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Willie Smith Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

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

Willie Smith Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Willie 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.
Willie Smith career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by team bar chart

Willie Smith Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

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

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

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

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

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