How Jim Bouton's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Jim Bouton totaled 720 career Strikeouts, well above the starting pitcher average of 438.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts season came in 1963, posting 148, well above the starting pitcher average of 80.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1978 at 10, well below the starting pitcher average of 72.1 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 100 in 1969 to 49 in 1970 and 10 in 1978, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 10 to 148 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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Jim Bouton Strikeouts Per Season

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

Jim Bouton Strikeouts by Team

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

Jim Bouton Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Jim Bouton'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.
Jim Bouton Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Bouton Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Bouton'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.
Jim Bouton Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Bouton Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Bouton'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.
Jim Bouton Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table