How Ken Patterson's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Ken Patterson totaled 1,372 career Batters Faced, above the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Batters Faced season came in 1989, posting 284, above the relief pitcher average of 256.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1988 at 92, well below the relief pitcher average of 236.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 265 in 1991 to 191 in 1992 and 255 in 1993, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 92 to 284 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Ken Patterson Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Ken Patterson Batters Faced Per Season

Ken Patterson'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.
Ken Patterson Batters Faced per season line chart

Ken Patterson Batters Faced by Team

Ken Patterson's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ken Patterson career Batters Faced by team bar chart

Ken Patterson Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Ken Patterson'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.
Ken Patterson Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Ken Patterson Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ken Patterson'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.
Ken Patterson Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ken Patterson Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ken Patterson'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.
Ken Patterson Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table