How Dale Thayer's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

Dale Thayer posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .294, near the relief pitcher average of .293 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 2014, posting .251, below the relief pitcher average of .301 that year. The highest point came in 2010 at .600, well above the relief pitcher average of .300 that year. The Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .300 in 2013 to .251 in 2014 and .288 in 2015. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play profile — ranging from .251 to .600 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Dale Thayer Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Dale Thayer Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

Dale Thayer'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.
Dale Thayer Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play per season line chart

Dale Thayer Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Dale Thayer'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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Dale Thayer Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

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

Dale Thayer Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Dale Thayer Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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