How Bob Lemon's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Bob Lemon totaled 12,099 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 1950, posting 1,254, well above the starting pitcher average of 537.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1958 at 128, well below the starting pitcher average of 489.8 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 1,074 in 1956 to 540 in 1957 and 128 in 1958, 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 128 to 1,254 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Bob Lemon Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Bob Lemon
| Bob Lemon
Batters Faced | Bob Lemon
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 12099 | 38.21 |
| Season Avg. | 930.69 | 38.21 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4260.95 | 38.21 |
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Bob Lemon Batters Faced Per Season
Bob Lemon'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.
Bob Lemon Batters Faced by Team
Bob Lemon's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob Lemon Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Bob Lemon'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 Lemon Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob Lemon'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 Lemon Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob Lemon'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.
