How Octavio Dotel's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Octavio Dotel totaled 4,024 career Batters Faced, well above the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 2000, posting 563, well above the relief pitcher average of 205.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2013 at 28, well below the relief pitcher average of 176.1 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 218 in 2011 to 234 in 2012 and 28 in 2013, 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 28 to 563 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Octavio Dotel Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Octavio Dotel Batters Faced Per Season

Octavio Dotel'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, RP, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Octavio Dotel Batters Faced per season line chart

Octavio Dotel Batters Faced by Team

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

Octavio Dotel Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Octavio Dotel'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.
Octavio Dotel Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Octavio Dotel Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Octavio Dotel'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.
Octavio Dotel Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Octavio Dotel Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Octavio Dotel'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.
Octavio Dotel Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table