How Bob James's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Bob James totaled 1,755 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 1985, posting 436, well above the relief pitcher average of 255.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1979 at 11, well below the relief pitcher average of 263.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 436 in 1985 to 263 in 1986 and 238 in 1987, 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 11 to 436 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Bob James Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Bob James
| Bob James
Batters Faced | Bob James
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 1755 | 38.81 |
| Season Avg. | 219.38 | 38.81 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1019.03 | 38.81 |
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Bob James Batters Faced Per Season
Bob James'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.
Bob James Batters Faced by Team
Bob James's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob James Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Bob James'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.
Bob James Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob James'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.
Bob James Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob James'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.
