How David Hale's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
David Hale totaled 1,197 career Batters Faced, near the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Batters Faced season came in 2014, posting 383, well above the relief pitcher average of 169.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2016 at 12, well below the relief pitcher average of 165.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 62 in 2018 to 157 in 2019 and 116 in 2021, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 12 to 383 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
David Hale Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for David Hale
| David Hale
Batters Faced | David Hale
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 1197 | 39.37 |
| Season Avg. | 149.63 | 39.37 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1643.34 | 39.37 |
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David Hale Batters Faced Per Season
David Hale'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.
David Hale Batters Faced by Team
David Hale's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
David Hale Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of David Hale'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.
David Hale Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes David Hale'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.
David Hale Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of David Hale'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.
