How David Aardsma's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

David Aardsma totaled 340 career Strikeouts, well above the relief pitcher average of 204.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts season came in 2009, posting 80, well above the relief pitcher average of 36.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2012 at 1, well below the relief pitcher average of 38.7 that year. The Strikeouts trended upward through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 1 in 2012 to 36 in 2013 and 35 in 2015, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 1 to 80 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

David Aardsma Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Career3409.081.03
Season Avg.37.789.081.03
162 Game Avg.166.49.081.03
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David Aardsma Strikeouts Per Season

David Aardsma's Strikeouts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
David Aardsma Strikeouts per season line chart

David Aardsma Strikeouts by Team

David Aardsma's career Strikeouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
David Aardsma career Strikeouts by team bar chart

David Aardsma Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of David Aardsma's career Strikeouts, 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 Aardsma Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

David Aardsma Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David Aardsma's seasonal Strikeouts 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 Aardsma Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

David Aardsma Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David Aardsma's MLB career with Strikeouts 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.
David Aardsma Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table