How Joe DiMaggio's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Joe DiMaggio totaled 369 career Strikeouts, well above the league average of 295.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Strikeouts season came in 1941, posting 13, well below the league average of 19.4 that year. The highest point came in 1936 at 39, well above the league average of 19.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 18 in 1949 to 33 in 1950 and 36 in 1951, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 13 to 39 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Joe DiMaggio Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Strikeouts
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Plate Appearances per Strikeout
Career36920.79
Season Avg.28.3820.79
162 Game Avg.34.4320.79
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Joe DiMaggio Strikeouts Per Season

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

Joe DiMaggio Strikeouts by Team

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

Joe DiMaggio Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Joe DiMaggio'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.
Joe DiMaggio Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe DiMaggio Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe DiMaggio'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.
Joe DiMaggio Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe DiMaggio Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe DiMaggio'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.
Joe DiMaggio Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table