How Frank Smith's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Frank Smith totaled 2,093 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 1952, posting 513, well above the relief pitcher average of 254.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1956 at 13, well below the relief pitcher average of 270.7 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 328 in 1954 to 168 in 1955 and 13 in 1956, 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 13 to 513 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Frank Smith Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Frank Smith
| Frank Smith
Batters Faced | Frank Smith
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 2093 | 38 |
| Season Avg. | 299 | 38 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1251.17 | 38 |
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Frank Smith Batters Faced Per Season
Frank 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.
Frank Smith Batters Faced by Team
Frank Smith's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Frank Smith Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Frank 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.
Frank Smith Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Frank 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.
Frank Smith Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Frank 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.
