How Rick van den Hurk's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Rick van den Hurk totaled 847 career Batters Faced, well below the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Batters Faced season came in 2007, posting 379, below the starting pitcher average of 444.0 that year. The lowest point came in 2012 at 16, well below the starting pitcher average of 462.2 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 76 in 2010 to 46 in 2011 and 16 in 2012, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 16 to 379 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Rick van den Hurk Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Rick van den Hurk
| Rick van den Hurk Batters Faced | Rick van den Hurk Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 847 | 41.5 |
| Season Avg. | 141.17 | 41.5 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2744.28 | 41.5 |
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Rick van den Hurk Batters Faced Per Season
Rick van den Hurk'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, Europe, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Rick van den Hurk Batters Faced by Team
Rick van den Hurk's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rick van den Hurk Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Rick van den Hurk'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.
Rick van den Hurk Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rick van den Hurk'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.
Rick van den Hurk Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rick van den Hurk'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.