How Richard Bleier's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Richard Bleier totaled 1,371 career Batters Faced, above the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Batters Faced season came in 2017, posting 265, well above the relief pitcher average of 169.1 that year. The lowest point came in 2016 at 92, well below the relief pitcher average of 165.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 225 in 2021 to 222 in 2022 and 132 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 92 to 265 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Richard Bleier Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Richard Bleier Batters Faced Per Season

Richard Bleier'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.
Richard Bleier Batters Faced per season line chart

Richard Bleier Batters Faced by Team

Richard Bleier's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Richard Bleier career Batters Faced by team bar chart

Richard Bleier Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Richard Bleier'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.
Richard Bleier Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Richard Bleier Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Richard Bleier'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.
Richard Bleier Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Richard Bleier Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Richard Bleier'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.
Richard Bleier Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table