How Phil Ortega's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Phil Ortega totaled 4,064 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1967, posting 892, well above the starting pitcher average of 501.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1963 at 5, well below the starting pitcher average of 532.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 892 in 1967 to 519 in 1968 and 46 in 1969, 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 5 to 892 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Phil Ortega Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Phil Ortega
| Phil Ortega
Batters Faced | Phil Ortega
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 4064 | 38.43 |
| Season Avg. | 406.4 | 38.43 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3227.29 | 38.43 |
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Phil Ortega Batters Faced Per Season
Phil Ortega'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.
Phil Ortega Batters Faced by Team
Phil Ortega's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Phil Ortega Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Phil Ortega'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.
Phil Ortega Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Phil Ortega'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.
Phil Ortega Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Phil Ortega'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.
