How Mike Williams's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Mike Williams totaled 3,355 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 1996, posting 732, well above the relief pitcher average of 224.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1997 at 70, well below the relief pitcher average of 213.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 285 in 2001 to 258 in 2002 and 299 in 2003, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 70 to 732 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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Mike Williams Batters Faced Per Season

Mike Williams'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.
Mike Williams Batters Faced per season line chart

Mike Williams Batters Faced by Team

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

Mike Williams Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Mike Williams'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.
Mike Williams Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Williams Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Williams'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.
Mike Williams Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Williams Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Williams'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.
Mike Williams Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table