How Aroldis Chapman's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Aroldis Chapman has totaled 3,341 career Batters Faced, well above the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Batters Faced season came in 2015, posting 278, well above the relief pitcher average of 164.4 that year. The lowest point came in 2010 at 51, well below the relief pitcher average of 180.2 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Batters Faced total has gone from 249 in 2023 to 265 in 2024 and 228 in 2025, falling over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average has remained well above league norms across 15 seasons.

Aroldis Chapman Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.208.8136.61
162 Game Avg.627.1636.61
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Aroldis Chapman Batters Faced Per Season

Aroldis Chapman'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, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Aroldis Chapman Batters Faced per season line chart

Aroldis Chapman Batters Faced by Team

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

Aroldis Chapman Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Aroldis Chapman'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.
Aroldis Chapman Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Aroldis Chapman Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Aroldis Chapman'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.
Aroldis Chapman Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Aroldis Chapman Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Aroldis Chapman'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.
Aroldis Chapman Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table