How Drew Smith's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Drew Smith totaled 824 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 2023, posting 244, well above the relief pitcher average of 154.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2024 at 79, well below the relief pitcher average of 157.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 187 in 2022 to 244 in 2023 and 79 in 2024, 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 79 to 244 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Drew Smith Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Drew Smith
| Drew Smith
Batters Faced | Drew Smith
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 824 | 37.77 |
| Season Avg. | 137.33 | 37.77 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 695.25 | 37.77 |
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Drew Smith Batters Faced Per Season
Drew 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.
Drew Smith Batters Faced by Team
Drew Smith's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Drew Smith Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Drew 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.
Drew Smith Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Drew 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.
Drew Smith Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Drew 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.
