How Nels Potter's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Nels Potter totaled 7,248 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 1945, posting 1,028, well above the starting pitcher average of 393.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1936 at 3, well below the starting pitcher average of 482.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 529 in 1947 to 456 in 1948 and 418 in 1949, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 3 to 1,028 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Nels Potter Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Nels Potter Batters Faced Per Season

Nels Potter'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.
Nels Potter Batters Faced per season line chart

Nels Potter Batters Faced by Team

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

Nels Potter Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Nels Potter'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.
Nels Potter Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Nels Potter Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Nels Potter'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.
Nels Potter Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Nels Potter Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Nels Potter'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.
Nels Potter Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table