How Bob Kipper's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Bob Kipper totaled 2,406 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 1986, posting 496, well above the relief pitcher average of 235.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1985 at 124, well below the relief pitcher average of 255.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 260 in 1990 to 264 in 1991 and 168 in 1992, 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 124 to 496 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bob Kipper Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Bob Kipper Batters Faced Per Season

Bob Kipper'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.
Bob Kipper Batters Faced per season line chart

Bob Kipper Batters Faced by Team

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

Bob Kipper Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Bob Kipper'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 Kipper Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Kipper Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Kipper'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 Kipper Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Kipper Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Kipper'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.
Bob Kipper Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table