How Lou Kretlow's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Lou Kretlow totaled 3,586 career Batters Faced, near the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Batters Faced season came in 1954, posting 730, well above the starting pitcher average of 545.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1946 at 36, well below the starting pitcher average of 347.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 730 in 1954 to 192 in 1955 and 542 in 1956, 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 36 to 730 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Lou Kretlow Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Lou Kretlow
| Lou Kretlow
Batters Faced | Lou Kretlow
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 3586 | 41.1 |
| Season Avg. | 358.6 | 41.1 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2919.26 | 41.1 |
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Lou Kretlow Batters Faced Per Season
Lou Kretlow'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.
Lou Kretlow Batters Faced by Team
Lou Kretlow's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lou Kretlow Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Lou Kretlow'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.
Lou Kretlow Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Lou Kretlow'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.
Lou Kretlow Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Lou Kretlow'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.
