How John Danks's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

John Danks totaled 6,415 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 2010, posting 878, well above the starting pitcher average of 487.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2016 at 100, well below the starting pitcher average of 414.5 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 855 in 2014 to 768 in 2015 and 100 in 2016, 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 100 to 878 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

John Danks Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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John Danks Batters Faced Per Season

John Danks'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, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
John Danks Batters Faced per season line chart

John Danks Batters Faced by Team

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

John Danks Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of John Danks'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.
John Danks Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

John Danks Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Danks'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.
John Danks Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Danks Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Danks'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.
John Danks Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table