How Jim Whitney's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Jim Whitney totaled 14,666 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 1881, posting 2,301. The lowest point came in 1890 at 191, well below the relief pitcher average of 1,154.2 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 1,357 in 1888 to 334 in 1889 and 191 in 1890, 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 191 to 2,301 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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Jim Whitney Batters Faced Per Season

Jim Whitney'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.
Jim Whitney Batters Faced per season line chart

Jim Whitney Batters Faced by Team

Jim Whitney's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Whitney career Batters Faced by team bar chart

Jim Whitney Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Jim Whitney'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.
Jim Whitney Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Whitney Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Whitney'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.
Jim Whitney Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Whitney Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Whitney'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.
Jim Whitney Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table