How Luis Ayala's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Luis Ayala totaled 367 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 2004, posting 63, well above the relief pitcher average of 36.1 that year. The lowest point came in 2013 at 22, well below the relief pitcher average of 37.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 39 in 2011 to 51 in 2012 and 22 in 2013, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 22 to 63 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Luis Ayala Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Luis Ayala Strikeouts Per Season

Luis Ayala's Strikeouts 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.
Luis Ayala Strikeouts per season line chart

Luis Ayala Strikeouts by Team

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

Luis Ayala Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Luis Ayala'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.
Luis Ayala Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Luis Ayala Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Luis Ayala'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.
Luis Ayala Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Luis Ayala Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Luis Ayala'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.
Luis Ayala Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table