How Mike Leake's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Mike Leake totaled 7,693 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 2014, posting 902, well above the starting pitcher average of 470.4 that year. The lowest point came in 2010 at 604, well above the starting pitcher average of 487.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 782 in 2017 to 784 in 2018 and 835 in 2019, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Batters Faced producers of his era, the career line shows well-above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 10 seasons.

Mike Leake Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Mike Leake Batters Faced Per Season

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

Mike Leake Batters Faced by Team

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

Mike Leake Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Mike Leake'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.
Mike Leake Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Leake Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Leake'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.
Mike Leake Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Leake Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Leake'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.
Mike Leake Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table