How Les Backman's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Les Backman totaled 76 career Strikeouts, well below the starting pitcher average of 438.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 2 seasons, the Strikeouts arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the Strikeouts arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. The Strikeouts profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 2 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Les Backman Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Strikeouts
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Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
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Strikeouts Per Game
Career762.81.62
Season Avg.382.81.62
162 Game Avg.261.962.81.62
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Les Backman Strikeouts Per Season

Les Backman'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.
Les Backman Strikeouts per season line chart

Les Backman Strikeouts by Team

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

Les Backman Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Les Backman'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.
Les Backman Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Les Backman Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Les Backman'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.
Les Backman Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Les Backman Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Les Backman'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.
Les Backman Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table