How Bruce Howard's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Bruce Howard totaled 2,229 career Batters Faced, well below the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Batters Faced season came in 1965, posting 627, above the starting pitcher average of 544.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1963 at 74, well below the starting pitcher average of 532.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 593 in 1966 to 488 in 1967 and 365 in 1968, 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 74 to 627 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Bruce Howard Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Bruce Howard
| Bruce Howard
Batters Faced | Bruce Howard
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 2229 | 37.95 |
| Season Avg. | 371.5 | 37.95 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3009.15 | 37.95 |
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Bruce Howard Batters Faced Per Season
Bruce Howard'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.
Bruce Howard Batters Faced by Team
Bruce Howard's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bruce Howard Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Bruce Howard'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.
Bruce Howard Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bruce Howard'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.
Bruce Howard Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bruce Howard'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.
