How Ross Grimsley's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Ross Grimsley totaled 8,544 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 1974, posting 1,198, well above the starting pitcher average of 577.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1982 at 257, well below the starting pitcher average of 571.0 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 678 in 1979 to 538 in 1980 and 257 in 1982, 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 257 to 1,198 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ross Grimsley Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Ross Grimsley Batters Faced Per Season

Ross Grimsley'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.
Ross Grimsley Batters Faced per season line chart

Ross Grimsley Batters Faced by Team

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

Ross Grimsley Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Ross Grimsley'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.
Ross Grimsley Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Ross Grimsley Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ross Grimsley'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.
Ross Grimsley Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ross Grimsley Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ross Grimsley'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.
Ross Grimsley Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table