How Ken Tatum's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Ken Tatum posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .223, below the relief pitcher average of .255 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1969, posting .171, well below the relief pitcher average of .247 that year. The highest point came in 1973 at .462, well above the relief pitcher average of .260 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .283 in 1972 to .462 in 1973 and .274 in 1974. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Opposing Batting Average profile — ranging from .171 to .462 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Ken Tatum Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats

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Ken Tatum Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Ken Tatum'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.
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Ken Tatum Opposing Batting Average by Team

Ken Tatum's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Ken Tatum Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ken Tatum'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.
Ken Tatum Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Ken Tatum Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ken Tatum'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.
Ken Tatum Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ken Tatum Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ken Tatum'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.
Ken Tatum Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table