How Jerry Walker's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players
Jerry Walker posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .258, below the starting pitcher average of .288 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1961, posting .241, below the starting pitcher average of .273 that year. The highest point came in 1958 at .359, well above the starting pitcher average of .270 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .275 in 1962 to .258 in 1963 and .276 in 1964. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 8 seasons.
Jerry Walker Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for Jerry Walker
| Jerry Walker
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.258 |
| Season Avg. | 0.258 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.258 |
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Jerry Walker Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season
Jerry Walker'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 — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jerry Walker Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team
Jerry Walker'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.
Jerry Walker Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Jerry Walker'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.
Jerry Walker Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jerry Walker'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.
Jerry Walker Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jerry Walker'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.
