How Daniel Bard's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Daniel Bard totaled 1,965 career Batters Faced, well above the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 2021, posting 304, well above the relief pitcher average of 150.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2013 at 6, well below the relief pitcher average of 176.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 304 in 2021 to 245 in 2022 and 232 in 2023, 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 6 to 304 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Daniel Bard Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Daniel Bard
| Daniel Bard
Batters Faced | Daniel Bard
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 1965 | 38.67 |
| Season Avg. | 218.33 | 38.67 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 780.22 | 38.67 |
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Daniel Bard Batters Faced Per Season
Daniel Bard'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.
Daniel Bard Batters Faced by Team
Daniel Bard's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Daniel Bard Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Daniel Bard'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.
Daniel Bard Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Daniel Bard'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.
Daniel Bard Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Daniel Bard'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.
