How Marv Grissom's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Marv Grissom totaled 3,484 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 1952, posting 715, well above the relief pitcher average of 254.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1959 at 12, well below the relief pitcher average of 237.7 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 338 in 1957 to 285 in 1958 and 12 in 1959, 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 12 to 715 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Marv Grissom Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Marv Grissom
| Marv Grissom
Batters Faced | Marv Grissom
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 3484 | 38.71 |
| Season Avg. | 348.4 | 38.71 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1585.42 | 38.71 |
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Marv Grissom Batters Faced Per Season
Marv Grissom'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.
Marv Grissom Batters Faced by Team
Marv Grissom's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Marv Grissom Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Marv Grissom'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.
Marv Grissom Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Marv Grissom'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.
Marv Grissom Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Marv Grissom'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.
