How John Danks's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

John Danks totaled 1,102 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 2010, posting 162, well above the starting pitcher average of 86.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2016 at 16, well below the starting pitcher average of 83.6 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 129 in 2014 to 124 in 2015 and 16 in 2016, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 16 to 162 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

John Danks Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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John Danks Strikeouts Per Season

John Danks'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.
John Danks Strikeouts per season line chart

John Danks Strikeouts by Team

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

John Danks Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of John Danks'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.
John Danks Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

John Danks Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Danks'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.
John Danks Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Danks Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Danks'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.
John Danks Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table