How David Riske's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

David Riske totaled 2,121 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 2004, posting 336, well above the relief pitcher average of 197.4 that year. The lowest point came in 2009 at 6, well below the relief pitcher average of 193.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 193 in 2008 to 6 in 2009 and 104 in 2010, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 6 to 336 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

David Riske Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Batters Faced
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Batters Faced Per 9 Innings
Career212138.36
Season Avg.192.8238.36
162 Game Avg.743.7338.36
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David Riske Batters Faced Per Season

David Riske'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.
David Riske Batters Faced per season line chart

David Riske Batters Faced by Team

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

David Riske Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

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

David Riske Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

David Riske Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David Riske'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 Riske Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table