How Dave Leonhard's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Dave Leonhard totaled 1,403 career Batters Faced, above the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Batters Faced season came in 1968, posting 507, well above the relief pitcher average of 239.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1967 at 62, well below the relief pitcher average of 266.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 132 in 1970 to 226 in 1971 and 92 in 1972, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 62 to 507 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Dave Leonhard Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Dave Leonhard Batters Faced Per Season

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

Dave Leonhard Batters Faced by Team

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

Dave Leonhard Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Dave Leonhard'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.
Dave Leonhard Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Leonhard Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Leonhard'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.
Dave Leonhard Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Leonhard Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Leonhard'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.
Dave Leonhard Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table