How Dizzy Dean's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Dizzy Dean totaled 8,171 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 1935, posting 1,362, well above the starting pitcher average of 484.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1941 at 7, well below the starting pitcher average of 412.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 247 in 1940 to 7 in 1941 and 14 in 1947, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 7 to 1,362 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Dizzy Dean Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.680.9237.38
162 Game Avg.4175.7237.38
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Dizzy Dean Batters Faced Per Season

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

Dizzy Dean Batters Faced by Team

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

Dizzy Dean Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Dizzy Dean'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.
Dizzy Dean Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Dizzy Dean Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dizzy Dean'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.
Dizzy Dean Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dizzy Dean Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dizzy Dean'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.
Dizzy Dean Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table