How Erik Swanson's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Erik Swanson has posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .230, near the relief pitcher average of .255 — a profile that tracks closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 2022, posting .202, below the relief pitcher average of .234 that year. The highest point came in 2025 at .364, well above the relief pitcher average of .237 that year, a partial season. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The figure has moved from .217 in 2023 to .235 in 2024 and .364 in 2025. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average has tracked near league norms across 6 seasons.
Erik Swanson Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Erik Swanson
| Erik Swanson
Opposing Batting Average | Erik Swanson
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.23 | 0.269 |
| Season Avg. | 0.23 | 0.269 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.23 | 0.269 |
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Erik Swanson Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Erik Swanson'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.
Erik Swanson Opposing Batting Average by Team
Erik Swanson's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Erik Swanson Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Erik Swanson'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.
Erik Swanson Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Erik Swanson'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.
Erik Swanson Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Erik Swanson'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.
