How Chris Smith's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Chris Smith totaled 642 career Batters Faced, well below the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Batters Faced season came in 2017, posting 250, well above the relief pitcher average of 169.1 that year. The lowest point came in 2010 at 14, well below the relief pitcher average of 180.2 that year. The Batters Faced trended upward through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 14 in 2010 to 100 in 2016 and 250 in 2017, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 14 to 250 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Chris Smith Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Chris Smith
| Chris Smith
Batters Faced | Chris Smith
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 642 | 39.04 |
| Season Avg. | 128.4 | 39.04 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1350.7 | 39.04 |
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Chris Smith Batters Faced Per Season
Chris Smith'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.
Chris Smith Batters Faced by Team
Chris Smith's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Smith Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Chris Smith'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.
Chris Smith Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Chris Smith'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.
Chris Smith Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Chris Smith'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.
