How Xavier Hernandez's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Xavier Hernandez totaled 2,879 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 1992, posting 454, well above the relief pitcher average of 240.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1989 at 101, well below the relief pitcher average of 256.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 340 in 1996 to 221 in 1997 and 243 in 1998, 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 101 to 454 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Xavier Hernandez Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Xavier Hernandez
| Xavier Hernandez
Batters Faced | Xavier Hernandez
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 2879 | 38.62 |
| Season Avg. | 287.9 | 38.62 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1007.34 | 38.62 |
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Xavier Hernandez Batters Faced Per Season
Xavier Hernandez'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, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Xavier Hernandez Batters Faced by Team
Xavier Hernandez's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Xavier Hernandez Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Xavier Hernandez'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.
Xavier Hernandez Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Xavier Hernandez'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.
Xavier Hernandez Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Xavier Hernandez'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.
