How John Bale's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
John Bale totaled 765 career Batters Faced, well below the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Batters Faced season came in 2003, posting 195, near the relief pitcher average of 200.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1999 at 10, well below the relief pitcher average of 210.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 179 in 2007 to 110 in 2008 and 136 in 2009, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 10 to 195 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
John Bale Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for John Bale
| John Bale
Batters Faced | John Bale
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 765 | 39.64 |
| Season Avg. | 109.29 | 39.64 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1136.97 | 39.64 |
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John Bale Batters Faced Per Season
John Bale'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.
John Bale Batters Faced by Team
John Bale's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Bale Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of John Bale'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.
John Bale Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes John Bale'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.
John Bale Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of John Bale'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.
