How Brian Matusz's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Brian Matusz totaled 2,335 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 2010, posting 760, well above the relief pitcher average of 180.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2016 at 53, well below the relief pitcher average of 165.3 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 226 in 2014 to 206 in 2015 and 53 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 53 to 760 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Brian Matusz Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Brian Matusz
| Brian Matusz
Batters Faced | Brian Matusz
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 2335 | 39.75 |
| Season Avg. | 291.88 | 39.75 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1350.96 | 39.75 |
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Brian Matusz Batters Faced Per Season
Brian Matusz'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.
Brian Matusz Batters Faced by Team
Brian Matusz's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Brian Matusz Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Brian Matusz'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.
Brian Matusz Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Brian Matusz'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.
Brian Matusz Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Brian Matusz'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.
