How Roger Nelson's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Roger Nelson totaled 2,556 career Batters Faced, well below the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Batters Faced season came in 1969, posting 790, well above the starting pitcher average of 571.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1967 at 24, well below the starting pitcher average of 501.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 234 in 1973 to 353 in 1974 and 36 in 1976, 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 24 to 790 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Roger Nelson Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Roger Nelson
| Roger Nelson
Batters Faced | Roger Nelson
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 2556 | 36.15 |
| Season Avg. | 284 | 36.15 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3067.2 | 36.15 |
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Roger Nelson Batters Faced Per Season
Roger Nelson'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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Roger Nelson Batters Faced by Team
Roger Nelson's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Roger Nelson Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Roger Nelson'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.
Roger Nelson Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Roger Nelson'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.
Roger Nelson Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Roger Nelson'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.
