How John Denny's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

John Denny totaled 1,146 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 1983, posting 139, well above the starting pitcher average of 69.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1974 at 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 75.5 that year. The Strikeouts trended upward through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 94 in 1984 to 123 in 1985 and 115 in 1986, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 1 to 139 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

John Denny Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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John Denny Strikeouts Per Season

John Denny'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.
John Denny Strikeouts per season line chart

John Denny Strikeouts by Team

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

John Denny Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

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

John Denny Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Denny'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 Denny Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Denny Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Denny'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 Denny Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table