How Dave Roberts's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Dave Roberts totaled 8,930 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 1971, posting 1,086, well above the starting pitcher average of 578.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1981 at 76, well below the starting pitcher average of 392.6 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 352 in 1979 to 364 in 1980 and 76 in 1981, 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 76 to 1,086 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Dave Roberts Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Dave Roberts Batters Faced Per Season

Dave Roberts'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.
Dave Roberts Batters Faced per season line chart

Dave Roberts Batters Faced by Team

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

Dave Roberts Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Dave Roberts'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.
Dave Roberts Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Roberts Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Roberts'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.
Dave Roberts Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Roberts Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Roberts'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.
Dave Roberts Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table