How Kyle Hendricks's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Kyle Hendricks has totaled 1,373 career Strikeouts, well above the starting pitcher average of 438.2 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Strikeouts season came in 2016, posting 170, well above the starting pitcher average of 83.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2014 at 47, well below the starting pitcher average of 92.1 that year. The Strikeouts has trended upward over recent seasons. The Strikeouts total has gone from 93 in 2023 to 87 in 2024 and 114 in 2025, rising over the span. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 47 to 170 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Kyle Hendricks Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.114.427.084.47
162 Game Avg.724.517.084.47
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Kyle Hendricks Strikeouts Per Season

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

Kyle Hendricks Strikeouts by Team

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

Kyle Hendricks Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Kyle Hendricks'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.
Kyle Hendricks Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Kyle Hendricks Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Kyle Hendricks'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.
Kyle Hendricks Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Kyle Hendricks Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Kyle Hendricks'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.
Kyle Hendricks Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table