How Hollis Thurston's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Hollis Thurston posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .294, above the starting pitcher average of .260 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1930, posting .262, near the starting pitcher average of .285 that year. The highest point came in 1925 at .324, below the starting pitcher average of .404 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .295 in 1931 to .284 in 1932 and .310 in 1933. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. The Opposing Batting Average profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 9 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Hollis Thurston Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats

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Hollis Thurston Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Hollis Thurston'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, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
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Hollis Thurston Opposing Batting Average by Team

Hollis Thurston'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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Hollis Thurston Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Hollis Thurston'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.
Hollis Thurston Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Hollis Thurston Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Hollis Thurston'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.
Hollis Thurston Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Hollis Thurston Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Hollis Thurston'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.
Hollis Thurston Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table