How Joe Smith's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Joe Smith totaled 3,150 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 2014, posting 285, well above the relief pitcher average of 169.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2019 at 96, well below the relief pitcher average of 155.4 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 96 in 2019 to 173 in 2021 and 122 in 2022, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 96 to 285 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Joe Smith Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Joe Smith
| Joe Smith
Batters Faced | Joe Smith
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 3150 | 37.19 |
| Season Avg. | 210 | 37.19 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 589.26 | 37.19 |
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Joe Smith Batters Faced Per Season
Joe Smith's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Joe Smith Batters Faced by Team
Joe Smith's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Smith Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Joe 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.
Joe Smith Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Joe 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.
Joe Smith Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Joe 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.
