How Mike Smithson's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Mike Smithson totaled 5,861 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 1,088, well above the starting pitcher average of 531.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1982 at 199, well below the starting pitcher average of 571.0 that year. The Batters Faced trended upward through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 494 in 1987 to 561 in 1988 and 632 in 1989, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 199 to 1,088 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Mike Smithson Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Mike Smithson
| Mike Smithson
Batters Faced | Mike Smithson
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 5861 | 38.89 |
| Season Avg. | 732.63 | 38.89 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3956.18 | 38.89 |
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Mike Smithson Batters Faced Per Season
Mike Smithson'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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mike Smithson Batters Faced by Team
Mike Smithson's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mike Smithson Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Mike Smithson'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.
Mike Smithson Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Mike Smithson'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.
Mike Smithson Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Mike Smithson'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.
