How Phenomenal Smith's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Phenomenal Smith totaled 5,219 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 1887, posting 2,204, well above the relief pitcher average of 629.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1885 at 71, well below the relief pitcher average of 126.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 208 in 1889 to 1,095 in 1890 and 85 in 1891, 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 71 to 2,204 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Phenomenal Smith Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Phenomenal Smith
| Phenomenal Smith
Batters Faced | Phenomenal Smith
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 5219 | 40.17 |
| Season Avg. | 652.38 | 40.17 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 6039.13 | 40.17 |
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Phenomenal Smith Batters Faced Per Season
Phenomenal Smith's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American Association, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Phenomenal Smith Batters Faced by Team
Phenomenal Smith's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Phenomenal Smith Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Phenomenal 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.
Phenomenal Smith Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Phenomenal 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.
Phenomenal Smith Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Phenomenal 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.
