How Josh Hamilton's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Josh Hamilton totaled 938 career Strikeouts, well above the league average of 295.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Strikeouts season came in 2015, posting 52, near the league average of 57.7 that year. The highest point came in 2012 at 162, well above the league average of 53.3 that year. The Strikeouts trended upward through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 158 in 2013 to 108 in 2014 and 52 in 2015, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 52 to 162 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Josh Hamilton Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Josh Hamilton Strikeouts Per Season

Josh Hamilton'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.
Josh Hamilton Strikeouts per season line chart

Josh Hamilton Strikeouts by Team

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

Josh Hamilton Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Josh Hamilton'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.
Josh Hamilton Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Josh Hamilton Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Josh Hamilton'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.
Josh Hamilton Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Josh Hamilton Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Josh Hamilton'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.
Josh Hamilton Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table