How Sam Gray's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Sam Gray totaled 8,570 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 1929, posting 1,310, well above the starting pitcher average of 506.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1933 at 490, near the starting pitcher average of 504.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 1,158 in 1931 to 919 in 1932 and 490 in 1933, 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 490 to 1,310 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Sam Gray Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Sam Gray Batters Faced Per Season

Sam Gray'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.
Sam Gray Batters Faced per season line chart

Sam Gray Batters Faced by Team

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

Sam Gray Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Sam Gray'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.
Sam Gray Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Sam Gray Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sam Gray'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.
Sam Gray Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sam Gray Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sam Gray'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.
Sam Gray Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table