How Charlie Sweeney's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

Charlie Sweeney posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .256, below the relief pitcher average of .293 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1884, posting .232, well below the relief pitcher average of .373 that year. The highest point came in 1887 at .400, well above the relief pitcher average of .285 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .266 in 1885 to .290 in 1886 and .400 in 1887. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 5 seasons.

Charlie Sweeney Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Charlie Sweeney Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

Charlie Sweeney'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, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Charlie Sweeney Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play per season line chart

Charlie Sweeney Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Charlie Sweeney'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.
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Charlie Sweeney Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Charlie Sweeney'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.
Charlie Sweeney Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play year-over-year waterfall chart

Charlie Sweeney Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Charlie Sweeney'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.
Charlie Sweeney Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play distribution box chart versus comparable players

Charlie Sweeney Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Charlie Sweeney'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.
Charlie Sweeney Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season-by-season breakdown table