How Eric Show's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Eric Show totaled 6,968 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 1985, posting 977, well above the starting pitcher average of 531.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1981 at 92, well below the starting pitcher average of 392.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 464 in 1989 to 482 in 1990 and 231 in 1991, 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 92 to 977 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Eric Show Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Eric Show Batters Faced Per Season

Eric Show'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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Eric Show Batters Faced per season line chart

Eric Show Batters Faced by Team

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

Eric Show Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Eric Show'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.
Eric Show Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Eric Show Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Eric Show'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.
Eric Show Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Eric Show Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Eric Show'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.
Eric Show Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table