How Colby Lewis's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Colby Lewis totaled 5,226 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 2015, posting 861, well above the starting pitcher average of 429.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2006 at 18, well below the starting pitcher average of 454.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 762 in 2014 to 861 in 2015 and 472 in 2016, 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 18 to 861 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Colby Lewis Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Colby Lewis Batters Faced Per Season

Colby Lewis'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.
Colby Lewis Batters Faced per season line chart

Colby Lewis Batters Faced by Team

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

Colby Lewis Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Colby Lewis'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.
Colby Lewis Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Colby Lewis Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Colby Lewis'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.
Colby Lewis Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Colby Lewis Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Colby Lewis'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.
Colby Lewis Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table