How Claude Willoughby's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

Claude Willoughby posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .321, above the starting pitcher average of .288 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1931, posting .280, near the starting pitcher average of .289 that year. The highest point came in 1930 at .362, above the starting pitcher average of .303 that year. The Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .292 in 1929 to .362 in 1930 and .280 in 1931. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. The Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 7 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Claude Willoughby Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Claude Willoughby Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

Claude Willoughby'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.
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Claude Willoughby Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Claude Willoughby'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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Claude Willoughby Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

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

Claude Willoughby Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Claude Willoughby Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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