How Ed Linke's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Ed Linke totaled 2,066 career Batters Faced, well below the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Batters Faced season came in 1935, posting 808, well above the starting pitcher average of 484.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1933 at 72, well below the starting pitcher average of 504.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 240 in 1936 to 591 in 1937 and 206 in 1938, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 72 to 808 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Ed Linke Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.344.3341.41
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Ed Linke Batters Faced Per Season

Ed Linke'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.
Ed Linke Batters Faced per season line chart

Ed Linke Batters Faced by Team

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

Ed Linke Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Ed Linke'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.
Ed Linke Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Ed Linke Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ed Linke'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.
Ed Linke Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ed Linke Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ed Linke'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.
Ed Linke Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table