How Kent Tekulve's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Kent Tekulve totaled 6,001 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 1978, posting 573, well above the relief pitcher average of 258.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1974 at 44, well below the relief pitcher average of 262.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 432 in 1987 to 347 in 1988 and 235 in 1989, 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 44 to 573 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Kent Tekulve Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Kent Tekulve
| Kent Tekulve
Batters Faced | Kent Tekulve
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 6001 | 37.59 |
| Season Avg. | 375.06 | 37.59 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 925.87 | 37.59 |
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Kent Tekulve Batters Faced Per Season
Kent Tekulve'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.
Kent Tekulve Batters Faced by Team
Kent Tekulve's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Kent Tekulve Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Kent Tekulve'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.
Kent Tekulve Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Kent Tekulve'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.
Kent Tekulve Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Kent Tekulve'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.
