How Steve Howe's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Steve Howe totaled 2,523 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 1982, posting 393, well above the relief pitcher average of 274.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1996 at 76, well below the relief pitcher average of 224.4 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 215 in 1993 to 230 in 1995 and 76 in 1996, 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 76 to 393 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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Steve Howe Batters Faced Per Season

Steve Howe'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, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Steve Howe Batters Faced per season line chart

Steve Howe Batters Faced by Team

Steve Howe's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Steve Howe career Batters Faced by team bar chart

Steve Howe Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Steve Howe'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.
Steve Howe Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Steve Howe Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Steve Howe'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.
Steve Howe Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Steve Howe Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Steve Howe'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.
Steve Howe Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table