How Kyle Farnsworth's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Kyle Farnsworth totaled 4,281 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 1999, posting 579, well above the relief pitcher average of 210.5 that year. The lowest point came in 2012 at 120, well below the relief pitcher average of 176.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 120 in 2012 to 162 in 2013 and 128 in 2014, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 120 to 579 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Kyle Farnsworth Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.267.5638.97
162 Game Avg.776.6238.97
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Kyle Farnsworth Batters Faced Per Season

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

Kyle Farnsworth Batters Faced by Team

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

Kyle Farnsworth Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Kyle Farnsworth'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.
Kyle Farnsworth Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Kyle Farnsworth Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Kyle Farnsworth'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.
Kyle Farnsworth Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Kyle Farnsworth Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Kyle Farnsworth'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.
Kyle Farnsworth Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table