How Jimmy Anderson's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players
Jimmy Anderson totaled 241 career Strikeouts, well below the starting pitcher average of 438.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Strikeouts season came in 2001, posting 89, above the starting pitcher average of 78.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2004 at 6, well below the starting pitcher average of 76.7 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 47 in 2002 to 13 in 2003 and 6 in 2004, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 6 to 89 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Jimmy Anderson Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Strikeouts for Jimmy Anderson
| Jimmy Anderson
Strikeouts | Jimmy Anderson
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | Jimmy Anderson
Strikeouts Per Game |
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| Career | 241 | 3.77 | 1.98 |
| Season Avg. | 40.17 | 3.77 | 1.98 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 320.02 | 3.77 | 1.98 |
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Jimmy Anderson Strikeouts Per Season
Jimmy Anderson's Strikeouts 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.
Jimmy Anderson Strikeouts by Team
Jimmy Anderson's career Strikeouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jimmy Anderson Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression
A running total of Jimmy Anderson'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.
Jimmy Anderson Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jimmy Anderson'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.
Jimmy Anderson Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jimmy Anderson'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.
