How Tom Cheney's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Tom Cheney totaled 345 career Strikeouts, well below the starting pitcher average of 438.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Strikeouts season came in 1962, posting 147, well above the starting pitcher average of 76.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1966 at 3, well below the starting pitcher average of 79.9 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 97 in 1963 to 25 in 1964 and 3 in 1966, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 3 to 147 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Tom Cheney Strikeouts Per Season

Tom Cheney'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.
Tom Cheney Strikeouts per season line chart

Tom Cheney Strikeouts by Team

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

Tom Cheney Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Tom Cheney'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.
Tom Cheney Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Tom Cheney Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tom Cheney'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.
Tom Cheney Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tom Cheney Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tom Cheney'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.
Tom Cheney Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table