How Ray Herbert's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Ray Herbert totaled 8,010 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 1960, posting 1,063, well above the starting pitcher average of 531.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1951 at 51, well below the starting pitcher average of 567.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 455 in 1964 to 550 in 1965 and 210 in 1966, 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 51 to 1,063 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Ray Herbert Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Ray Herbert
| Ray Herbert
Batters Faced | Ray Herbert
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 8010 | 38.32 |
| Season Avg. | 572.14 | 38.32 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3188.26 | 38.32 |
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Ray Herbert Batters Faced Per Season
Ray Herbert'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.
Ray Herbert Batters Faced by Team
Ray Herbert's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ray Herbert Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Ray Herbert'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.
Ray Herbert Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ray Herbert'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.
Ray Herbert Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ray Herbert'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.
