How Joe Price's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Joe Price totaled 3,822 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 1984, posting 748, well above the relief pitcher average of 275.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1987 at 137, well below the relief pitcher average of 260.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 269 in 1988 to 364 in 1989 and 273 in 1990, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 137 to 748 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Joe Price Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Joe Price Batters Faced Per Season

Joe Price'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.
Joe Price Batters Faced per season line chart

Joe Price Batters Faced by Team

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

Joe Price Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Price'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.
Joe Price Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Price Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Price'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.
Joe Price Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Price Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Price'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.
Joe Price Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table