How Matt Barnes's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players
Matt Barnes posted a career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings of 11.31, well above the relief pitcher average of 6.36 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts Per 9 Innings season came in 2019, posting 15.39, well above the relief pitcher average of 9.44 that year. The lowest point came in 2024 at 6.75, well below the relief pitcher average of 9.21 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 7.71 in 2022 to 8.44 in 2023 and 6.75 in 2024. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts Per 9 Innings profile — ranging from 6.75 to 15.39 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Matt Barnes Lifetime Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
Stats similar to Strikeouts Per 9 Innings for Matt Barnes
| Matt Barnes
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 11.31 |
| Season Avg. | 11.31 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 11.31 |
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Matt Barnes Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Per Season
Matt Barnes's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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.
Matt Barnes Strikeouts Per 9 Innings by Team
Matt Barnes's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Matt Barnes Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Matt Barnes's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Matt Barnes Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Matt Barnes's seasonal Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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.
Matt Barnes Strikeouts Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Matt Barnes's MLB career with Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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.
