How Happy Townsend's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Happy Townsend posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .264, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1901, posting .223, below the starting pitcher average of .263 that year. The highest point came in 1903 at .287, above the starting pitcher average of .257 that year. The Opposing Batting Average trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .279 in 1904 to .250 in 1905 and .262 in 1906. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 6 seasons.
Happy Townsend Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Happy Townsend
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Opposing Batting Average | Happy Townsend
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.264 | 0.291 |
| Season Avg. | 0.264 | 0.291 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.264 | 0.291 |
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Happy Townsend Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Happy Townsend'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.
Happy Townsend Opposing Batting Average by Team
Happy Townsend's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Happy Townsend Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Happy Townsend'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.
Happy Townsend Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Happy Townsend'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.
Happy Townsend Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Happy Townsend'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.
