How Chris Hammond's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Chris Hammond totaled 4,821 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 1993, posting 826, well above the starting pitcher average of 493.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1990 at 56, well below the starting pitcher average of 483.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 224 in 2004 to 242 in 2005 and 125 in 2006, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 56 to 826 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Chris Hammond Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Chris Hammond
| Chris Hammond
Batters Faced | Chris Hammond
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 4821 | 38.61 |
| Season Avg. | 344.36 | 38.61 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1770.98 | 38.61 |
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Chris Hammond Batters Faced Per Season
Chris Hammond'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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Chris Hammond Batters Faced by Team
Chris Hammond's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Hammond Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Chris Hammond'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.
Chris Hammond Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Chris Hammond'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.
Chris Hammond Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Chris Hammond'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.
