How Ben Sanders's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Ben Sanders totaled 5,947 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 1889, posting 1,539, well above the relief pitcher average of 1,050.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1891 at 633, well below the relief pitcher average of 1,111.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 1,536 in 1890 to 633 in 1891 and 1,150 in 1892, 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 633 to 1,539 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ben Sanders Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Ben Sanders Batters Faced Per Season

Ben Sanders'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.
Ben Sanders Batters Faced per season line chart

Ben Sanders Batters Faced by Team

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

Ben Sanders Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Ben Sanders'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.
Ben Sanders Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Ben Sanders Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ben Sanders'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.
Ben Sanders Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ben Sanders Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ben Sanders'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.
Ben Sanders Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table