How Wei-Yin Chen's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Wei-Yin Chen totaled 4,485 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 2012, posting 818, well above the starting pitcher average of 462.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2017 at 132, well below the starting pitcher average of 415.6 that year. The Batters Faced trended upward through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 132 in 2017 to 572 in 2018 and 307 in 2019, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 132 to 818 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Wei-Yin Chen Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Wei-Yin Chen Batters Faced Per Season

Wei-Yin Chen'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, Asia, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Wei-Yin Chen Batters Faced per season line chart

Wei-Yin Chen Batters Faced by Team

Wei-Yin Chen's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Wei-Yin Chen career Batters Faced by team bar chart

Wei-Yin Chen Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Wei-Yin Chen'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.
Wei-Yin Chen Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Wei-Yin Chen Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Wei-Yin Chen'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.
Wei-Yin Chen Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Wei-Yin Chen Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Wei-Yin Chen'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.
Wei-Yin Chen Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table