How Bill James's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players
Bill James totaled 408 career Strikeouts, near the starting pitcher average of 438.2 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Strikeouts season came in 1914, posting 109, well above the starting pitcher average of 67.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1912 at 5, well below the starting pitcher average of 49.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 62 in 1917 to 42 in 1918 and 26 in 1919, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 5 to 109 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Bill James Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Strikeouts for Bill James
| Bill James
Strikeouts | Bill James
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | Bill James
Strikeouts Per Game |
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| Career | 408 | 3.11 | 2.01 |
| Season Avg. | 51 | 3.11 | 2.01 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 325.6 | 3.11 | 2.01 |
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Bill James Strikeouts Per Season
Bill James'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.
Bill James Strikeouts by Team
Bill James's career Strikeouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill James Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression
A running total of Bill James'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.
Bill James Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bill James'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.
Bill James Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bill James'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.
