How Jose Contreras's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Jose Contreras totaled 5,087 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 2007, posting 858, well above the starting pitcher average of 444.0 that year. The lowest point came in 2013 at 28, well below the starting pitcher average of 455.8 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 60 in 2011 to 56 in 2012 and 28 in 2013, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 28 to 858 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Jose Contreras Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Jose Contreras
| Jose Contreras
Batters Faced | Jose Contreras
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 5087 | 39.03 |
| Season Avg. | 462.45 | 39.03 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2756.17 | 39.03 |
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Jose Contreras Batters Faced Per Season
Jose Contreras'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, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jose Contreras Batters Faced by Team
Jose Contreras's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jose Contreras Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Jose Contreras'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.
Jose Contreras Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jose Contreras'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.
Jose Contreras Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jose Contreras'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.
