How Claude Willoughby's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Claude Willoughby posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .316, well above the starting pitcher average of .260 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1929, posting .288, near the starting pitcher average of .282 that year. The highest point came in 1930 at .358, well above the starting pitcher average of .285 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .288 in 1929 to .358 in 1930 and .296 in 1931. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. The Opposing Batting Average 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 and Similar Stats

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Claude Willoughby Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Claude Willoughby'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.
Claude Willoughby Opposing Batting Average per season line chart

Claude Willoughby Opposing Batting Average by Team

Claude Willoughby'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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Claude Willoughby Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Claude Willoughby'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.
Claude Willoughby Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Claude Willoughby Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Claude Willoughby'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.
Claude Willoughby Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Claude Willoughby Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Claude Willoughby'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.
Claude Willoughby Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table