How Willie Jefferson's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Willie Jefferson totaled 1,737 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 1942, posting 424. The lowest point came in 1946 at 7, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 278 in 1944 to 80 in 1945 and 7 in 1946, 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 7 to 424 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Willie Jefferson Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Willie Jefferson
| Willie Jefferson
Batters Faced | Willie Jefferson
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 1737 | 39.12 |
| Season Avg. | 217.13 | 39.12 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4263.55 | 39.12 |
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Willie Jefferson Batters Faced Per Season
Willie Jefferson's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Willie Jefferson Batters Faced by Team
Willie Jefferson's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willie Jefferson Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Willie Jefferson'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.
Willie Jefferson Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Willie Jefferson'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.
Willie Jefferson Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Willie Jefferson'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.
