How Masahiro Tanaka's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Masahiro Tanaka posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .244, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 2015, posting .220, below the starting pitcher average of .258 that year. The highest point came in 2019 at .261, near the starting pitcher average of .256 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .257 in 2017 to .240 in 2018 and .261 in 2019. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 6 seasons.
Masahiro Tanaka Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Masahiro Tanaka
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Opposing Batting Average | Masahiro Tanaka
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.244 | 0.286 |
| Season Avg. | 0.244 | 0.286 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.244 | 0.286 |
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Masahiro Tanaka Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Masahiro Tanaka'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, Asia, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Masahiro Tanaka Opposing Batting Average by Team
Masahiro Tanaka's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Masahiro Tanaka Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Masahiro Tanaka'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.
Masahiro Tanaka Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Masahiro Tanaka'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.
Masahiro Tanaka Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Masahiro Tanaka'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.
