How Ismael Valdez's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Ismael Valdez totaled 7,760 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 1996, posting 945, well above the starting pitcher average of 486.5 that year. The lowest point came in 2005 at 237, well below the starting pitcher average of 489.9 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 511 in 2003 to 751 in 2004 and 237 in 2005, 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 237 to 945 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Ismael Valdez Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Ismael Valdez
| Ismael Valdez
Batters Faced | Ismael Valdez
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 7760 | 38.22 |
| Season Avg. | 646.67 | 38.22 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3868.06 | 38.22 |
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Ismael Valdez Batters Faced Per Season
Ismael Valdez'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.
Ismael Valdez Batters Faced by Team
Ismael Valdez's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ismael Valdez Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Ismael Valdez'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.
Ismael Valdez Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ismael Valdez'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.
Ismael Valdez Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ismael Valdez'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.
