How Jimmy Anderson's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Jimmy Anderson totaled 2,587 career Batters Faced, well below the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Batters Faced season came in 2001, posting 922, well above the starting pitcher average of 471.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2004 at 70, well below the starting pitcher average of 472.8 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 636 in 2002 to 184 in 2003 and 70 in 2004, 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 70 to 922 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Jimmy Anderson Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Jimmy Anderson
| Jimmy Anderson
Batters Faced | Jimmy Anderson
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 2587 | 40.52 |
| Season Avg. | 431.17 | 40.52 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3435.2 | 40.52 |
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Jimmy Anderson Batters Faced Per Season
Jimmy 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.
Jimmy Anderson Batters Faced by Team
Jimmy Anderson's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jimmy Anderson Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Jimmy 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.
Jimmy Anderson Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jimmy 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.
Jimmy Anderson Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jimmy 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.
