How David Aardsma's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

David Aardsma totaled 1,475 career Batters Faced, above the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Batters Faced season came in 2009, posting 296, well above the relief pitcher average of 193.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2012 at 5, well below the relief pitcher average of 176.1 that year. The Batters Faced trended upward through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 5 in 2012 to 178 in 2013 and 129 in 2015, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 5 to 296 — though the career average remained above league norms.

David Aardsma Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

Stats similar to Batters Faced for David Aardsma
David Aardsma
Batters Faced
David Aardsma
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings
Career147539.39
Season Avg.163.8939.39
162 Game Avg.721.939.39
More InfoSee MoreSee More

David Aardsma Batters Faced Per Season

David Aardsma's Batters Faced 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.
David Aardsma Batters Faced per season line chart

David Aardsma Batters Faced by Team

David Aardsma's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
David Aardsma career Batters Faced by team bar chart

David Aardsma Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of David Aardsma's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
David Aardsma Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

David Aardsma Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David Aardsma's seasonal Batters Faced 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 Aardsma Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

David Aardsma Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David Aardsma's MLB career with Batters Faced 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 Aardsma Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table