How Sterling Hitchcock's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Sterling Hitchcock totaled 5,635 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 1999, posting 892, well above the starting pitcher average of 519.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1992 at 68, well below the starting pitcher average of 510.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 193 in 2002 to 383 in 2003 and 91 in 2004, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 68 to 892 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Sterling Hitchcock Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Sterling Hitchcock
| Sterling Hitchcock
Batters Faced | Sterling Hitchcock
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 5635 | 39.45 |
| Season Avg. | 433.46 | 39.45 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3248.65 | 39.45 |
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Sterling Hitchcock Batters Faced Per Season
Sterling Hitchcock'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.
Sterling Hitchcock Batters Faced by Team
Sterling Hitchcock's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sterling Hitchcock Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Sterling Hitchcock'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.
Sterling Hitchcock Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sterling Hitchcock'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.
Sterling Hitchcock Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sterling Hitchcock'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.
