How David West's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
David West totaled 2,522 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 1990, posting 646, well above the starting pitcher average of 483.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1998 at 20, well below the starting pitcher average of 527.1 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 163 in 1995 to 126 in 1996 and 20 in 1998, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 20 to 646 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
David West Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for David West
| David West
Batters Faced | David West
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 2522 | 39.87 |
| Season Avg. | 252.2 | 39.87 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2002.76 | 39.87 |
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David West Batters Faced Per Season
David West'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.
David West Batters Faced by Team
David West's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
David West Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of David West'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.
David West Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes David West'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.
David West Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of David West'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.
