How John Montague's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
John Montague totaled 2,397 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 1977, posting 796, well above the relief pitcher average of 297.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1973 at 32, well below the relief pitcher average of 262.5 that year. The Batters Faced trended upward through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 198 in 1978 to 583 in 1979 and 330 in 1980, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 32 to 796 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
John Montague Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for John Montague
| John Montague Batters Faced | John Montague Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 2397 | 39.46 |
| Season Avg. | 342.43 | 39.46 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1741.32 | 39.46 |
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John Montague Batters Faced Per Season
John Montague'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.
John Montague Batters Faced by Team
John Montague's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Montague Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of John Montague'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.
John Montague Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes John Montague'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.
John Montague Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of John Montague'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.