How Steve Avery's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Steve Avery totaled 6,609 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 1992, posting 969, well above the starting pitcher average of 510.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2003 at 71, well below the starting pitcher average of 476.1 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 546 in 1998 to 426 in 1999 and 71 in 2003, 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 71 to 969 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Steve Avery Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Steve Avery
| Steve Avery
Batters Faced | Steve Avery
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 6609 | 38.26 |
| Season Avg. | 600.82 | 38.26 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3604.91 | 38.26 |
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Steve Avery Batters Faced Per Season
Steve Avery'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.
Steve Avery Batters Faced by Team
Steve Avery's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Steve Avery Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Steve Avery'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.
Steve Avery Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Steve Avery'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.
Steve Avery Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Steve Avery'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.
