How Rich Hill's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Rich Hill has totaled 1,432 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 2007, posting 183, well above the starting pitcher average of 72.5 that year. The lowest point came in 2010 at 3, well below the starting pitcher average of 86.3 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Strikeouts total has gone from 129 in 2023 to 5 in 2024 and 4 in 2025, falling over the span. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 3 to 183 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Rich Hill Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Career14329.093.69
Season Avg.68.199.093.69
162 Game Avg.597.99.093.69
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Rich Hill Strikeouts Per Season

Rich Hill'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.
Rich Hill Strikeouts per season line chart

Rich Hill Strikeouts by Team

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

Rich Hill Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Rich Hill'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.
Rich Hill Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Rich Hill Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rich Hill'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.
Rich Hill Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rich Hill Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rich Hill'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.
Rich Hill Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table