How David Phelps's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

David Phelps totaled 2,905 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 2014, posting 497, well above the relief pitcher average of 169.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2021 at 42, well below the relief pitcher average of 150.3 that year. The Batters Faced trended upward through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 147 in 2019 to 42 in 2021 and 272 in 2022, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 42 to 497 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

David Phelps Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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David Phelps Batters Faced Per Season

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

David Phelps Batters Faced by Team

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

David Phelps Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of David Phelps'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.
David Phelps Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

David Phelps Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David Phelps'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.
David Phelps Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

David Phelps Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David Phelps'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.
David Phelps Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table