How Kent Peterson's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Kent Peterson totaled 1,885 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 1947, posting 661, well above the starting pitcher average of 390.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1944 at 3, well below the starting pitcher average of 429.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 50 in 1951 to 24 in 1952 and 128 in 1953, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 3 to 661 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Kent Peterson Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Kent Peterson Batters Faced Per Season

Kent Peterson'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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Kent Peterson Batters Faced per season line chart

Kent Peterson Batters Faced by Team

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

Kent Peterson Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Kent Peterson'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.
Kent Peterson Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Kent Peterson Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Kent Peterson'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.
Kent Peterson Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Kent Peterson Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Kent Peterson'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.
Kent Peterson Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table