How Mike Matthews's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Mike Matthews totaled 1,073 career Batters Faced, below the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Batters Faced season came in 2001, posting 368, well above the relief pitcher average of 214.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2005 at 28, well below the relief pitcher average of 181.6 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 281 in 2003 to 137 in 2004 and 28 in 2005, 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 28 to 368 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Mike Matthews Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Mike Matthews
| Mike Matthews
Batters Faced | Mike Matthews
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 1073 | 39.63 |
| Season Avg. | 178.83 | 39.63 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 755.77 | 39.63 |
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Mike Matthews Batters Faced Per Season
Mike Matthews'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 Matthews Batters Faced by Team
Mike Matthews's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mike Matthews Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Mike Matthews'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 Matthews Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Mike Matthews'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 Matthews Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Mike Matthews'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.
