How Rick van den Hurk's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players
Rick van den Hurk posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .335, above the starting pitcher average of .288 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 2009, posting .277, near the starting pitcher average of .303 that year. The highest point came in 2008 at .487, well above the starting pitcher average of .304 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .311 in 2010 to .308 in 2011 and .455 in 2012. 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 6 seasons.
Rick van den Hurk Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for Rick van den Hurk
| Rick van den Hurk
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.335 |
| Season Avg. | 0.335 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.335 |
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Rick van den Hurk Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season
Rick van den Hurk'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, SP, Europe, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Rick van den Hurk Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team
Rick van den Hurk'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.
Rick van den Hurk Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Rick van den Hurk'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.
Rick van den Hurk Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rick van den Hurk'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.
Rick van den Hurk Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rick van den Hurk'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.
