How Drew Smyly's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Drew Smyly totaled 4,851 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 2016, posting 738, well above the starting pitcher average of 414.5 that year. The lowest point came in 2024 at 257, well below the starting pitcher average of 360.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 447 in 2022 to 626 in 2023 and 257 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 257 to 738 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Drew Smyly Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Drew Smyly
| Drew Smyly
Batters Faced | Drew Smyly
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 4851 | 38.14 |
| Season Avg. | 441 | 38.14 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2381.4 | 38.14 |
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Drew Smyly Batters Faced Per Season
Drew Smyly'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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Drew Smyly Batters Faced by Team
Drew Smyly's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Drew Smyly Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Drew Smyly'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 Smyly Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Drew Smyly'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 Smyly Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Drew Smyly'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.
