How Joe Thatcher's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players
Joe Thatcher posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .332, above the relief pitcher average of .293 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 2007, posting .197, well below the relief pitcher average of .302 that year. The highest point came in 2008 at .427, well above the relief pitcher average of .301 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .327 in 2013 to .351 in 2014 and .386 in 2015. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 9 seasons.
Joe Thatcher Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for Joe Thatcher
| Joe Thatcher
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.332 |
| Season Avg. | 0.332 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.332 |
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Joe Thatcher Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season
Joe Thatcher'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.
Joe Thatcher Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team
Joe Thatcher'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.
Joe Thatcher Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Joe Thatcher'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.
Joe Thatcher Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Joe Thatcher'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.
Joe Thatcher Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Joe Thatcher'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.
