How David West's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

David West posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .279, near the starting pitcher average of .288 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1993, posting .250, below the starting pitcher average of .296 that year. The highest point came in 1998 at .750, well above the starting pitcher average of .303 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .261 in 1995 to .337 in 1996 and .750 in 1998. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play profile — ranging from .250 to .750 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

David West Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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David West Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

David West'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, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
David West Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play per season line chart

David West Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

David West'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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David West Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

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

David West Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

David West Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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