How Tom Sturdivant's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Tom Sturdivant posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .239, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1955, posting .199, well below the starting pitcher average of .253 that year. The highest point came in 1964 at .295, well above the starting pitcher average of .246 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .252 in 1962 to .223 in 1963 and .295 in 1964. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 10 seasons.
Tom Sturdivant Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Tom Sturdivant
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Opposing Batting Average | Tom Sturdivant
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| Career | 0.239 | 0.263 |
| Season Avg. | 0.239 | 0.263 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.239 | 0.263 |
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Tom Sturdivant Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Tom Sturdivant'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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Tom Sturdivant Opposing Batting Average by Team
Tom Sturdivant's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tom Sturdivant Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Tom Sturdivant'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.
Tom Sturdivant Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Tom Sturdivant'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.
Tom Sturdivant Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Tom Sturdivant'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.
