How Kirby Yates's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Kirby Yates has totaled 1,883 career Batters Faced, well above the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Batters Faced season came in 2023, posting 254, well above the relief pitcher average of 154.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2022 at 33, well below the relief pitcher average of 153.3 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Batters Faced total has gone from 254 in 2023 to 237 in 2024 and 178 in 2025, falling over the span. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 33 to 254 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.
Kirby Yates Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Kirby Yates
| Kirby Yates
Batters Faced | Kirby Yates
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 1883 | 37.44 |
| Season Avg. | 171.18 | 37.44 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 646.28 | 37.44 |
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Kirby Yates Batters Faced Per Season
Kirby Yates'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.
Kirby Yates Batters Faced by Team
Kirby Yates's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Kirby Yates Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Kirby Yates'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.
Kirby Yates Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Kirby Yates'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.
Kirby Yates Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Kirby Yates'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.
