How Joe Thatcher's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Joe Thatcher posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .255, near the relief pitcher average of .255 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 2007, posting .167, well below the relief pitcher average of .257 that year. The highest point came in 2008 at .382, well above the relief pitcher average of .254 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .267 in 2013 to .290 in 2014 and .274 in 2015. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 9 seasons.
Joe Thatcher Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Joe Thatcher
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Opposing Batting Average | Joe Thatcher
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.255 | 0.332 |
| Season Avg. | 0.255 | 0.332 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.255 | 0.332 |
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Joe Thatcher Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Joe Thatcher's Opposing Batting Average 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 by Team
Joe Thatcher's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Thatcher Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Joe Thatcher'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.
Joe Thatcher Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Joe Thatcher'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.
Joe Thatcher Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Joe Thatcher'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.
