How Matt Barnes's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Matt Barnes totaled 2,021 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 2016, posting 287, well above the relief pitcher average of 165.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2014 at 39, well below the relief pitcher average of 169.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 176 in 2022 to 99 in 2023 and 60 in 2024, 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 39 to 287 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Matt Barnes Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Matt Barnes
| Matt Barnes
Batters Faced | Matt Barnes
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 2021 | 39 |
| Season Avg. | 183.73 | 39 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 701.07 | 39 |
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Matt Barnes Batters Faced Per Season
Matt Barnes'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.
Matt Barnes Batters Faced by Team
Matt Barnes's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Matt Barnes Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Matt Barnes'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.
Matt Barnes Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Matt Barnes'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.
Matt Barnes Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Matt Barnes'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.
