How Ben Wade's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

Ben Wade posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .274, 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 1948, posting .222, well below the relief pitcher average of .288 that year. The highest point came in 1954 at .336, well above the relief pitcher average of .268 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .246 in 1953 to .336 in 1954 and .235 in 1955. 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 5 seasons.

Ben Wade Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Ben Wade Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

Ben Wade'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.
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Ben Wade Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Ben Wade'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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Ben Wade Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

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

Ben Wade Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Ben Wade Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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