How Tug McGraw's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Tug McGraw totaled 6,313 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 1973, posting 503, well above the relief pitcher average of 262.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1967 at 78, well below the relief pitcher average of 266.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 181 in 1982 to 236 in 1983 and 160 in 1984, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 78 to 503 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Tug McGraw Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Tug McGraw
| Tug McGraw
Batters Faced | Tug McGraw
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 6313 | 37.51 |
| Season Avg. | 332.26 | 37.51 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1241.15 | 37.51 |
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Tug McGraw Batters Faced Per Season
Tug McGraw'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.
Tug McGraw Batters Faced by Team
Tug McGraw's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tug McGraw Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Tug McGraw'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.
Tug McGraw Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Tug McGraw'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.
Tug McGraw Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Tug McGraw'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.
