How William Selden's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
William Selden totaled 343 career Batters Faced, well below the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Batters Faced season came in 1891, posting 112. The lowest point came in 1898 at 39. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 74 in 1897 to 39 in 1898 and 77 in 1899, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 39 to 112 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
William Selden Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for William Selden
| William Selden Batters Faced | William Selden Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 343 | 36.6 |
| Season Avg. | 68.6 | 36.6 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5051.45 | 36.6 |
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William Selden Batters Faced Per Season
William Selden's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Independent, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
William Selden Batters Faced by Team
William Selden's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
William Selden Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of William Selden'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.
William Selden Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes William Selden'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.
William Selden Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of William Selden'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.