How Brian Anderson's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Brian Anderson totaled 6,532 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 2000, posting 876, well above the starting pitcher average of 509.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1993 at 45, well below the starting pitcher average of 493.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 821 in 2003 to 745 in 2004 and 133 in 2005, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 45 to 876 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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Brian Anderson Batters Faced Per Season

Brian Anderson's Batters Faced 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.
Brian Anderson Batters Faced per season line chart

Brian Anderson Batters Faced by Team

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

Brian Anderson Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Brian Anderson'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.
Brian Anderson Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Brian Anderson Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Brian Anderson'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.
Brian Anderson Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Brian Anderson Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Brian Anderson'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.
Brian Anderson Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table