How Sammy Ellis's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Sammy Ellis totaled 677 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 1965, posting 183, well above the starting pitcher average of 85.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1969 at 15, well below the starting pitcher average of 87.5 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 80 in 1967 to 93 in 1968 and 15 in 1969, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 15 to 183 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Sammy Ellis Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Career6776.072.96
Season Avg.96.716.072.96
162 Game Avg.478.936.072.96
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Sammy Ellis Strikeouts Per Season

Sammy Ellis'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.
Sammy Ellis Strikeouts per season line chart

Sammy Ellis Strikeouts by Team

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

Sammy Ellis Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Sammy Ellis'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.
Sammy Ellis Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Sammy Ellis Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sammy Ellis'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.
Sammy Ellis Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sammy Ellis Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sammy Ellis'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.
Sammy Ellis Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table