How Bill Steele's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players
Bill Steele posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .302, near the starting pitcher average of .288 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1914, posting .269, near the starting pitcher average of .282 that year. The highest point came in 1912 at .331, above the starting pitcher average of .294 that year. The Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .331 in 1912 to .281 in 1913 and .269 in 1914. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 5 seasons.
Bill Steele Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for Bill Steele
| Bill Steele
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.302 |
| Season Avg. | 0.302 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.302 |
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Bill Steele Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season
Bill Steele'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 — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bill Steele Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team
Bill Steele'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.
Bill Steele Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Bill Steele'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.
Bill Steele Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bill Steele'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.
Bill Steele Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bill Steele'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.
