How Elmer Dessens's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Elmer Dessens totaled 693 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 2001, posting 128, well above the starting pitcher average of 78.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1997 at 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 82.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 2 in 2008 to 14 in 2009 and 16 in 2010, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 2 to 128 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Elmer Dessens Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Elmer Dessens Strikeouts Per Season

Elmer Dessens'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.
Elmer Dessens Strikeouts per season line chart

Elmer Dessens Strikeouts by Team

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

Elmer Dessens Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Elmer Dessens'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.
Elmer Dessens Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Elmer Dessens Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Elmer Dessens'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.
Elmer Dessens Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Elmer Dessens Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Elmer Dessens'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.
Elmer Dessens Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table