How Duane Ward's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Duane Ward posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .228, below the relief pitcher average of .255 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1993, posting .193, well below the relief pitcher average of .262 that year. The highest point came in 1995 at .579, well above the relief pitcher average of .263 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .207 in 1992 to .193 in 1993 and .579 in 1995. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Opposing Batting Average profile — ranging from .193 to .579 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Duane Ward Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Duane Ward
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Opposing Batting Average | Duane Ward
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.228 | 0.304 |
| Season Avg. | 0.228 | 0.304 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.228 | 0.304 |
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Duane Ward Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Duane Ward'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, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Duane Ward Opposing Batting Average by Team
Duane Ward's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Duane Ward Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Duane Ward'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.
Duane Ward Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Duane Ward'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.
Duane Ward Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Duane Ward'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.
