How Jacob deGrom's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Jacob deGrom has totaled 6,045 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Batters Faced season came in 2018, posting 835, well above the starting pitcher average of 406.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2024 at 44, well below the starting pitcher average of 360.8 that year. The Batters Faced has trended upward over recent seasons. The Batters Faced total has gone from 115 in 2023 to 44 in 2024 and 669 in 2025, rising over the span. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 44 to 835 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.
Jacob deGrom Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Jacob deGrom
| Jacob deGrom
Batters Faced | Jacob deGrom
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 6045 | 35.34 |
| Season Avg. | 503.75 | 35.34 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3948.75 | 35.34 |
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Jacob deGrom Batters Faced Per Season
Jacob deGrom'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.
Jacob deGrom Batters Faced by Team
Jacob deGrom's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jacob deGrom Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Jacob deGrom'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.
Jacob deGrom Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jacob deGrom'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.
Jacob deGrom Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jacob deGrom'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.
