How Mike Marshall's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Mike Marshall totaled 5,842 career Batters Faced, well above the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1974, posting 857, well above the relief pitcher average of 262.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1981 at 127, well below the relief pitcher average of 183.0 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 586 in 1979 to 150 in 1980 and 127 in 1981, 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 127 to 857 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Mike Marshall Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Mike Marshall Batters Faced Per Season

Mike Marshall'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.
Mike Marshall Batters Faced per season line chart

Mike Marshall Batters Faced by Team

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

Mike Marshall Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Mike Marshall'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.
Mike Marshall Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Marshall Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Marshall'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.
Mike Marshall Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Marshall Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Marshall'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.
Mike Marshall Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table