How Scott Kazmir's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players
Scott Kazmir posted a career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings of 8.56, well above the starting pitcher average of 5.11 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts Per 9 Innings season came in 2004, posting 11.07, well above the starting pitcher average of 6.32 that year. The lowest point came in 2011 at .000, well below the starting pitcher average of 6.86 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 7.62 in 2015 to 8.85 in 2016 and 7.94 in 2021. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts Per 9 Innings profile — ranging from .000 to 11.07 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Scott Kazmir Lifetime Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
Stats similar to Strikeouts Per 9 Innings for Scott Kazmir
| Scott Kazmir
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 8.56 |
| Season Avg. | 8.56 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 8.56 |
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Scott Kazmir Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Per Season
Scott Kazmir's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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.
Scott Kazmir Strikeouts Per 9 Innings by Team
Scott Kazmir's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Scott Kazmir Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Scott Kazmir's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Scott Kazmir Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Scott Kazmir's seasonal Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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.
Scott Kazmir Strikeouts Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Scott Kazmir's MLB career with Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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.
