How Willie Stargell's Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Willie Stargell posted a career Batting Average of .282, near the league average of .263 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Batting Average season came in 1966, posting .316, well above the league average of .260 that year. The lowest point came in 1982 at .233, below the league average of .261 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .262 in 1980 to .283 in 1981 and .233 in 1982. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 21 seasons.
Willie Stargell Lifetime Batting Average and Similar Stats
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| Career | 0.282 | 9026 | 7927 | 0.314 |
| Season Avg. | 0.282 | 429.81 | 377.48 | 0.314 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.282 | 619.58 | 544.14 | 0.314 |
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Willie Stargell Batting Average Per Season
Willie Stargell's Batting Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Willie Stargell Batting Average by Team
Willie Stargell's career Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willie Stargell Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Willie Stargell's career 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.
Willie Stargell Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Willie Stargell's seasonal 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.
Willie Stargell Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Willie Stargell's MLB career with 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.
