How James Brown's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

James Brown totaled 486 career Batters Faced, well below the league average of 1,270.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Batters Faced season came in 1939, posting 199. The lowest point came in 1943 at 20. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 34 in 1942 to 20 in 1943 and 43 in 1947, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 20 to 199 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

James Brown Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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James Brown Batters Faced Per Season

James Brown's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro National League II, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
James Brown Batters Faced per season line chart

James Brown Batters Faced by Team

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

James Brown Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of James Brown'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.
James Brown Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

James Brown Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes James Brown'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.
James Brown Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

James Brown Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of James Brown'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.
James Brown Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table