How David West's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

David West posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .244, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1993, posting .194, well below the starting pitcher average of .266 that year. The highest point came in 1998 at .539, well above the starting pitcher average of .269 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .241 in 1995 to .272 in 1996 and .539 in 1998. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Opposing Batting Average profile — ranging from .194 to .539 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

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David West Opposing Batting Average Per Season

David West's Opposing Batting Average 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.
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David West Opposing Batting Average by Team

David West's career Opposing Batting Average 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 Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how David West'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.
David West Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

David West Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David West'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.
David West Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

David West Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David West'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.
David West Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table