How Jacob deGrom's Batters Faced Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players

Jacob deGrom has posted a career Batters Faced Per 9 Innings of 35.34 over 11 seasons, against a starting pitcher average of 38.21 — a measure of his rotation workload across the career. His best Batters Faced Per 9 Innings season came in 2024, posting 37.13, near the starting pitcher average of 38.0 that year. The lowest point came in 2021 at 31.7, below the starting pitcher average of 38.15 that year. The per-game workload has held steady over recent seasons. The figure has moved from 34.12 in 2023 to 37.13 in 2024 and 34.87 in 2025. The workload profile has been consistent across 11 seasons, reflecting sustained availability at the top of the rotation.

Jacob deGrom Lifetime Batters Faced Per 9 Innings

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Batters Faced Per 9 Innings
Career35.34
Season Avg.35.34
162 Game Avg.35.34
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Jacob deGrom Batters Faced Per 9 Innings Per Season

Jacob deGrom's Batters Faced Per 9 Innings 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 Per 9 Innings per season line chart

Jacob deGrom Batters Faced Per 9 Innings by Team

Jacob deGrom's career Batters Faced Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jacob deGrom career Batters Faced Per 9 Innings by team bar chart

Jacob deGrom Batters Faced Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Jacob deGrom's career Batters Faced Per 9 Innings shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Jacob deGrom Batters Faced Per 9 Innings year-over-year waterfall chart

Jacob deGrom Batters Faced Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jacob deGrom's seasonal Batters Faced Per 9 Innings 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 Per 9 Innings distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jacob deGrom Batters Faced Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jacob deGrom's MLB career with Batters Faced Per 9 Innings 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.
Jacob deGrom Batters Faced Per 9 Innings season-by-season breakdown table