How David Lee's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

David Lee totaled 530 career Batters Faced, well below the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Batters Faced season came in 2001, posting 222, near the relief pitcher average of 214.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2004 at 27, well below the relief pitcher average of 197.4 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 222 in 2001 to 34 in 2003 and 27 in 2004, 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 27 to 222 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

David Lee Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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David Lee Batters Faced Per Season

David Lee'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.
David Lee Batters Faced per season line chart

David Lee Batters Faced by Team

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

David Lee Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of David Lee'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.
David Lee Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

David Lee Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David Lee'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.
David Lee Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

David Lee Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David Lee'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.
David Lee Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table