How Nick Blackburn's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Nick Blackburn totaled 3,577 career Batters Faced, near the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Batters Faced season came in 2009, posting 882, well above the starting pitcher average of 453.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2007 at 54, well below the starting pitcher average of 444.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 692 in 2010 to 670 in 2011 and 456 in 2012, 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 54 to 882 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Nick Blackburn Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Nick Blackburn
| Nick Blackburn Batters Faced | Nick Blackburn Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 3577 | 39.32 |
| Season Avg. | 596.17 | 39.32 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3996.37 | 39.32 |
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Nick Blackburn Batters Faced Per Season
Nick Blackburn'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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Nick Blackburn Batters Faced by Team
Nick Blackburn's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Nick Blackburn Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Nick Blackburn'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.
Nick Blackburn Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Nick Blackburn'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.
Nick Blackburn Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Nick Blackburn'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.