How Jake Westbrook's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Jake Westbrook totaled 7,517 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 2006, posting 904, well above the starting pitcher average of 454.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2000 at 38, well below the starting pitcher average of 509.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 809 in 2011 to 751 in 2012 and 523 in 2013, 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 38 to 904 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Jake Westbrook Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Jake Westbrook
| Jake Westbrook
Batters Faced | Jake Westbrook
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 7517 | 38.71 |
| Season Avg. | 578.23 | 38.71 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3865.89 | 38.71 |
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Jake Westbrook Batters Faced Per Season
Jake Westbrook's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jake Westbrook Batters Faced by Team
Jake Westbrook's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jake Westbrook Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Jake Westbrook'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.
Jake Westbrook Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jake Westbrook'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.
Jake Westbrook Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jake Westbrook'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.
